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So, fire ants and termites have a useful purpose - entertainment.

Don't forget the carpenter ants! They are awesome - they have strong
jays and can hang on to skin like nothing I have seen. When my grandson
was a toddler, he liked to pick them up and squash them between his
fingers! Ick! Our tree trimmer, once in a while, comes flying down the
ladder and does a dance to get the nasties off himself. Termies and
carpenter ants share housing, but seem to alternate in dominance year to
year. Disturb a carpenter ant mound and they come pouring out with
their offspring on their backs. Hubby and I used to time fire ants
coming out to eat the bait we laid down - record was 24 seconds ) I
understand africanized bees are in Florida - doubt they will be as
entertaining, butcha never know.

I used to do nature photography and when I was new to Florida, I thought
mebbe my tripod had a fire ant-mound magnet in it; never failed that I
would have a perfect shot ready to shoot on top of a fire ant mound with
the nasties crawling on my feet )