They were getting ready to disperse and start new colonies. I always kill these too. Lord knows we have enough ants and don't need new colonies!I put Margo out this morning and discovered thousands of ants coming out the ground, some larger ones with wings starting to fly. The temperature is 27 degrees, the air is humid. I had to pour some boiling water from the kettle down their nest as it was in Margo’s enclosure.

