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    Default I Am Convinced...

    ...that the toughest critter on the planet is the little brown ant,
    sometimes called sugar ant, or piss ant. They are prolific here.

    I flick them off the shower stall wall, they hit the deck, and get up
    and scurry around. That fall, would be equal to a human falling off
    the Empire State Building, killing them.

    But the ant? Nope!
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    That's funny, I just saw this a few weeks ago. Ants are some truly tough buggers when their sizer is accounted for.

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    Incredible: Over A Million Army Ants Work Together To Build A Bridge In Order To Attack A Giant Wasp Nest!

    This is the remarkable moment that over one million ants worked together to construct a bridge to invade a giant wasp nest. The perfectly arranged ants were captured in Brazil forming the bizarre build in order to attack the enemy. When this type of attack happens, the wasps usually escape and the ants do not leave until they've completely looted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimnyc View Post
    That's funny, I just saw this a few weeks ago. Ants are some truly tough buggers when their sizer is accounted for.

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    Incredible: Over A Million Army Ants Work Together To Build A Bridge In Order To Attack A Giant Wasp Nest!

    This is the remarkable moment that over one million ants worked together to construct a bridge to invade a giant wasp nest. The perfectly arranged ants were captured in Brazil forming the bizarre build in order to attack the enemy. When this type of attack happens, the wasps usually escape and the ants do not leave until they've completely looted.
    That is incredible when you think about it!

    I spent an hour this morning eradicating a swarm that were trooping back and forth
    to the cat's food dishes. Traced them to the kitchen door, and sprayed along the
    bottom edge with Terro. I know they are in the pipe chase. I make baits and throw them in there.
    I really cannot bomb the house with a bug bomb for fear of poisoning Pippin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    That is incredible when you think about it!

    I spent an hour this morning eradicating a swarm that were trooping back and forth
    to the cat's food dishes. Traced them to the kitchen door, and sprayed along the
    bottom edge with Terro. I know they are in the pipe chase. I make baits and throw them in there.
    I really cannot bomb the house with a bug bomb for fear of poisoning Pippin.
    Some smart little 'buggers'! How they know to work together is amazing. And even those that go solo, the things they can do considering their size, it's pretty amazing.

    I "met" some red ants while I was living in Georgia. Had gloves on even and were getting rid of an old burn barrel. These are used for burning your garbage in remote areas. Anyway, like a zillion of them somehow got around the glove and bit my hand all over. Oh man did that hurt for like a week!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    ...that the toughest critter on the planet is the little brown ant,
    sometimes called sugar ant, or piss ant. They are prolific here.

    I flick them off the shower stall wall, they hit the deck, and get up
    and scurry around. That fall, would be equal to a human falling off
    the Empire State Building, killing them.

    But the ant? Nope!
    Fire ants. They are the muslims of the ant world. You can kill them and kill them and kill them and they just pop up some place new next time it rains. Left unchecked they will take over your entire yard. You can burn them, pour gas on them, poison them, douse your entire yard in fact, and they'll be back. Best you can do is keep killing them and containing them.
    “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Fire ants. They are the muslims of the ant world. You can kill them and kill them and kill them and they just pop up some place new next time it rains. Left unchecked they will take over your entire yard. You can burn them, pour gas on them, poison them, douse your entire yard in fact, and they'll be back. Best you can do is keep killing them and containing them.
    I never experienced them.

    But in S New Jersey there were big, black carpenter ants.
    My Ex left a bag of pasta open in a cabinet. The next morning the
    kitchen cabinet and floor were thick with them, and my best weapon
    to get rid of them initially was a shop vac!
    I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    I never experienced them.

    But in S New Jersey there were big, black carpenter ants.
    My Ex left a bag of pasta open in a cabinet. The next morning the
    kitchen cabinet and floor were thick with them, and my best weapon
    to get rid of them initially was a shop vac!
    Fire ants own the South. They're little Iranian bastards you can't kill enough of
    “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Fire ants own the South. They're little Iranian bastards you can't kill enough of
    Do they tend to come inside the house, too? Yuk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    Do they tend to come inside the house, too? Yuk.
    You better pray they don't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    Do they tend to come inside the house, too? Yuk.
    No. That's one thing they don't do. We have little black ants down here that will if you don't spray. They are not prevalent. Fire ants and what we call "army ants" are. They'll take over anything outside they can, and their stings are a bitch. Both can kill you if you get stung enough. They will swarm anything they come across.

    The other thing we have is yellowjackets (wasps). They don't come inside either, but they will take over anything outside they can hang a nest on. They'll swarm you too.

    Another bad deal here if you're a pig is roaches. We have a bug guy. Our biggest nuisance here (at my daughter's) is mosquitoes and black flies. NOTHING kills them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    No. That's one thing they don't do. We have little black ants down here that will if you don't spray. They are not prevalent. Fire ants and what we call "army ants" are. They'll take over anything outside they can, and their stings are a bitch. Both can kill you if you get stung enough. They will swarm anything they come across.

    The other thing we have is yellowjackets (wasps). They don't come inside either, but they will take over anything outside they can hang a nest on. They'll swarm you too.

    Another bad deal here if you're a pig is roaches. We have a bug guy. Our biggest nuisance here (at my daughter's) is mosquitoes and black flies. NOTHING kills them.
    I absolutely loathe roaches, and flies aren’t too far behind.

    I bought this for the flies:



    It pretty much electrocutes them in flight. Very satisfying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    I absolutely loathe roaches, and flies aren’t too far behind.

    I bought this for the flies:



    It pretty much electrocutes them in flight. Very satisfying.
    Not bad this year. Last year? I had a cup towel, could barely walk and/or use my left shoulder but I stalked them down and killed them all
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    Default Not a joke here, but...best remedy to keep ants out....

    Just sprinkle Common Table SALT, at your doorways, and between windows/screens. It stops them from entering. If the SALT washes away. Just repeat it. IT DOES WORK!


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    Whiners ...

    I'm surrounded by scorpions and rattlesnakes ... and yes, they will come in house.
    If the freedom of speech is taken away
    then dumb and silent we may be led,
    like sheep to the slaughter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SassyLady View Post
    Whiners ...

    I'm surrounded by scorpions and rattlesnakes ... and yes, they will come in house.
    I do not envy you that.

    We lived in Tucson when Dad was at Davis-Monthan and had to walk about 3/4 mile to school.
    Dad told us to stay on the road and out of the brush, snakes... Gila Monsters, tarantulas, and scorpions
    in that brush.

    One evening when he was on duty, Mom was on the couch reading to me with the cat at her side.
    The cat leaped off the couch and started batting something on the floor. Mom went and looked
    and it was a scorpion near the same color as the linoleum tile floor! She put an ashtray over it
    until Dad got home the next morning.
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