I'm not a Buddhist, so really I shouldn't be anwering this thread, as it seems to be directed towards them. But obviously I'm not the only one who wants to help, with or without direct knowledge of what might be the proper course of action if I were a Buddhist. Than again, I also think that this question was open to anyone who might have an idea how to deal with the problem, without killing the ants, which I presume is the point of the whole exercise? Or had the decision to kill the ants already been made, and it was more about what was going to happen to you now that the deed had been done, or was about to be done? Or was it purely from a philosophical point of view, and they were always really hypothetical ants, in which case, the idea of talking to them seems rather ridiculous, though perhaps that would work on another plane, where you could kind of tune into the Ant Cosmic Consciousness, in which case, you could solve the problem by telling them in advance what your apprehensions are, and see whether they are affected by that and simply leave you alone.

Sure hope this helps!..xx..e


(PS-But as for the mosquitoes, I say KILL THEM ALL!!!!!!!)