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Norminn wrote in
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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!


You needed to give that youngin' a magnifying glass and show him how to
use it with the sun. They love the Snap-Cracle-Pop!

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 think you timed a fire ant nursing home.

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 )