We’ve had a few nasty instances of ant invasions at my boyfriend’s place, recently. A few weeks ago they completely coated the inside of an old glass Coke bottle I was using as a vase (it had no flowers, but I’d previously put a little sugar in the water to keep them alive longer. They had formed a bizarre raft of ants across the surface of the water). Then, the other day, it was a seemingly innocent wooden box (all over the inside, complete with carrying their eggs.) Earlier this morning, we found some living in the front door. And now, it’s Octavia D: