Viewing post #401094 by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Xeramtheum said:I tried that and something called tangle foot - I tried everything I could think of until I came up with the water barrier .. the problem with petroleum jelly is that it melts in the heat and makes an icky mess. I also saw a most amazing thing last year - the ants were so desperate to get to the feeders that some literally made a bridge across the water with their bodies and let other ones crawl over them! I've only seen that happen once.

You are right! The petroleum jelly does get icky. I guess I learned to deal with it. I might have to ask DH to create one for me, I'm scared of drills.

You know I've seen where ants would crawl over other ants when they are in the water too! I thought those ants were just trying to save themselves while letting the ants underneath them drown.