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Aye, Aye, captain – will we win or sink?

In nature, the ants who play follow the leader to sweet liquid destinations win some times, and other times they don’t.

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Along the way, they face challenges and heights that seem daunting.  But, their captain keeps them moving forward – “We must…we must…keep going.”

Eventually, they arrive and take the plunge to drink their measure of the treasure.

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When they find an obstacle of sorts, is it a dog and mouse kind of game, like a when a human and a cat play with rope?

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A clever cat, leads the humans through the orchestrated game.  She knows how to keep an eye on the target while looking nonchalant.

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Waiting patiently for the human to play, she senses the movements of the rope with her whiskers, tiny hairs, and paws.  Ready, willing and able to pounce in a moment’s notice.

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The ants, on the other hand, only know there’s a target somewhere, they follow the leader without thinking.

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They will persevere on their quest even when a different species normally rules the roost.

They march along faithfully, even when they end up in a sad and soaking kind of death.

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In the end…the drunken ants lose their way, and the liquid wins the game.

PS – What is your advice on how to stop ants from attacking the hummingbird feeders?…feel free to share your thoughts!   

Post Inspiration #OneLiner Wednesday:  A game of dog and mouse and Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge:  Horizontal Lines

12 thoughts on “Aye, Aye, captain – will we win or sink?

  1. I don’t have an answer to the ant issue, but I do LOVE the first and fifth photos of your fur baby. Beautiful green eyes and long, lovely whiskers!

    1. Aw, thank you Mary. Tizzie loves to pose, (sometimes)! It’s a game to me to try and get nice photos of her!

    1. LOL! That’s a grand idea John! I think Mr. is using that approach – he isn’t in a hurry to empty it! 😉 Thank you, Tizzie adores the compliments!

  2. Fascinating close ups of the cat and an interesting message about not following blindly – that’s what I picked up on, anyway. Sorry I can’t help with the practical question. Though maybe some sort of natural repel ant on the route but away from the feeder could work?

    1. Thank you, JoAnna, yes – a subtle message to not follow blindly – thanks for picking up on it! I’ll look into that idea, thanks for the suggestion!

    1. Thank you, Cee! I’m glad to hear you liked them…I was at a loss for “fun” horizontal lines, so cropped the photos for a different effect – I’m learning from you!! 😉

  3. Omg when I read the title I immediatly thought of the Spongebob theme song (aye aye captain, ooo) Also your cat is so cute! And no, I don’t know any methods to stop ants from attacking humingbird feeders ☹️

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