‘Island Of Fire Ants’ Discovered In Houston Flooding

CBS DFW ^ | August 27, 2017 10:41 PM

[Red Badger]

It’s true, they crawl up you leg, but don’t bite until a bunch of them get some kind of chemical signal, then they all bite at once!!!!

I probably had 20 or so bites on my legs simultaneously and if you get bit by enough of them you can pass out and die!..........................

[867V309]

I got bit by so many fire ants one time I got DIZZY!...................

you might have been on your way to anaphylactic shock, no laughing matter:

• brain damage
• kidney failure
• cardiogenic shock, a condition that causes your heart to not pump enough blood for your body
• arrhythmias, a heartbeat that is either too fast or too slow
• heart attacks
• death
  
  if it happens again, find an EpiPen fast!
  
  

[Rannug]

Diatomaceous earth. That’s all that’s needed.

[Red Badger]

I don’t know if that will work on Fire Ants........................

[fella]

That’s where one of those Antifa patented flamethrowers would be right handy.

[Red Badger]

I just had a HUGE IDEA..................

Capture these ‘islands’ and use them to throw back at the BLM/ANTIFA idiots during their next riot...................

[Jamestown1630]

That is so cool!

[higgmeister]

Serves you right, soldier.

That would be Airman. The blue suit is a dead giveaway.

[Zuriel]

When mowing with our 54” deck, I turn the deck off, lower it, drive over the mound, shaving the top inch off it. Then back up and watch them come pouring out. Raise the deck to normal cutting height, turn it on, drive forward with the left of the three blades over the mound. After being batted around by the three blades casualty rates are high.

If after first shaving the top off the mound, one sees it has exposed a layer of larvae, I simply go back and forth over that with a front tire, turning it and mad ants into slightly muddy texture.

Also, one can take a flat shovel, shave the top off, quickly spray the surface and saturate the holes with engine starting fluid, then quickly put the dirt that was shaved off back on top, patting it down some to help seal in the ether.

But, actually, I think they are going to own the south sooner or later.

[WKUHilltopper]

A little gas mixed with oil, a match and you get rid of a ton of them.

[dragnet2]

The hurricane probably all but destroyed real estate market down there.

[Rio]

Classic Man-vs-ant movie.

[Red Badger]

NONSENSE!

Now there’s WATERFRONT PROPERTY EVERYWHERE!.....................

[Hot Tabasco]

Do they live atop each other? How do they keep afloat without drowning?

That's a good question. I believe the answer is that their weight isn't enough to break the surface tension of the water. That's an amazing photo of the ants' natural instinct of survival............

Photo of one of my favorite bugs.........Water Strider

[blueunicorn6]

Yep.

Get some dishwashing soap and squirt it on the water near them and see what happens.

Just don’t squirt it between you and them.

They’re nasty little beasties.

[sarge83]

A cup of gas and a match! The way I deal with yellow jacket or hornet nest in the ground.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Fire ants! Nasty sumbitches!

[Fightin Whitey]

Classic Man v. Ant movie

. .

Classic Niece vs. Aunt movie

[AppyPappy]

Great. Now you have a floating ball of fire.

[SteveH]

Leiningen versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiningen_Versus_the_Ants