Today's Forecast

Sunnny, high of 92. Fellow pale people of the world: prepare to freckle. It looks like tomorrow will bring rain, and cooler temperatures, so try to enjoy the heat if you can. I mean, if you're into that kind of thing.

When Gothamist woke up this morning, she reached over to grab her iBook to compose the day's entry in a fully prostrate, Proustian position, and she noticed something moving underneath her keyboard. ANTS!

The black ant expeditionary crew started arriving a few weeks ago and promptly found Gothamist's clothes pile. That's right--ants in my pants! After purchasing some Raid and living with the sickly sweet scent for awhile, Gothamist assumed the ants were long gone. Wrong.

If you're seeing ants in your apartment now, for the first time since last year, it's probably because the warm weather is bringing them in. Gothamist found a few interesting tips on Old House Web about keeping them out of your life:

- Wipe up ants and ant trails with soapy water.
- Caulk openings where they enter the house. Petroleum jelly in the cracks or duct tape can be a quick, temporary fix.
- Apply a pyrethrin-based insecticide to entry points, which is very effective as a repellent.

Gothamist knows it's probably an ill-conceived comparison, but she imagines ants to be the cows of the insect world: tiny brains, and just enough instinct to follow the other doofuses around. That's what makes them so mind-numbingly irritating. At least they don't moo.

If you have ant stories, or tips, to share, Gothamist would love to hear them.