Just drank a load of ants

[Anteater56]

Just downed lots of water from my Stanley cup while chilling in my bed in the dark. I felt something tickly in my throat that tasted acidic, I spat it out and it was... an ant.

I opened my stanley cup and there were 3 or 4 more dead ones left in there, so I likely swallowed many more than one...

I still feel like there is something in my throat and it is really freaking me out! I have had a banana and drank more water from another cup and brushed my teeth. What else can i do to get over the grossness?

I think the thought is worse than the actual reality .
You probably don't want to think about how many insects crawl into your mouth while you sleep .

Our male cat ( we have two , brother/sister) sneezed spit into my open mouth .
He washes his bum with that tongue .
I felt I needed to shave my own tongue !

Years ago I sort of put an ant half way in or something and remember that taste! Absolutely horrific! I think it was actually well over 30 years ago.

Maybe gargle with mouth wash or salt water to cleanse!

The disgusting taste is formic acid. That's what ants give off to protect themselves. Drink some milk, that should help.

Ants in your pants later.

What is your problem?
She said it twice, and so what?

Eating ants is good for you. Chinese eat them. It's an old article, but here you go.

EATING ANTS IS GOOD FOR YOU, CHINESE ENTOMOLOGISTS SAY – Deseret News

Excuse me?

Don't be so rude.

🤣

I lived abroad for a time and was drinking tea when I felt something in my mouth. It was a dead cockroach! The next time, I checked the cup to ensure nothing was in there. Drank my tea and another bloody cockroach was in there. Turned out they had gone into the kettle and been boiled up in the water 🤢

TBH- I had no idea what a stanley cup was so had to google.

I've eaten ants eggs, they are delicacy in Mexico ( they don't taste of much) and locusts which are pleasant enough if dipped in honey. Not actual ants though.

Shudders 😬😬
Bear Grylls would say extra protein!

Reminds me of the time as a child, my mum would give me a mug of milk every night before bed

drained it one night to find a huge moth at the bottom of the mug.

oh and the time I was eating my sandwiches at lunch time in primary school. My mum would make me the same thing every day - cheese and lettuce

for some reason on this one day, I was half way through eating my sandwiches when I opened it up. No idea why. Only to find half - yes HALF - a caterpillar on there

she was clearly a terrible mother 😀

I’d take the ant tbh

Are they causing you alarm?

( Nursery phonics song)

They climb back out through your nose, so I've heard anyway....

I think you might need to swallow a spider 🤣

Thanks all, your answers made me laugh! I did manage to fall asleep and as far as I am aware, no ant managed to crawl back out 😄

I didn't mean to cause upset by mentioning the Stanley cup, I only meant to say it once and to illustrate the fact that it was a closed and (I thought) sealed cup with a lid (And also why I didn't see them as I drank!). I still don't really understand why they thought it was a good idea to go in through the straw and just dive into a pool to drown, but each to their own!!

@BatFinkk are you wings still like SHIELDS OF STEEL? Missed point of thread a bit.

Insects don't crawl into your mouth when you're asleep.
No, You Don’t Swallow Spiders in Your Sleep (And That Myth Was a Setup)

@ladymalfoy your bullets cannot harm me!

I think that’s one to see the funny side of and defo not think about!!