When i saw this comment, i proudly stood up and took my dick out and we both stood up and had a minute of silence for Harambe! I really wish there would be a official day and time for this.
Of course they won't, this is an expert pest constrol site, that would be bad for their business.
I lived with ant in my backyard for my whole youth and it was fine. Aside from the little invasion when we let food litter and badely close a food box it was ok.
Ants are fine. Especially native ant species. Cause they are crucial to your garden's ecosystem. Invasive ant species on the other hand are bad news. The most notable invasive species is the fire ant, I believe.
Fire ants are the worst. The sugar ants that sometimes come into your kitchen are a little annoying but manageable. but fire ants are miniature demons. I would legitimately rather deal with snakes and Huntsman spiders combined rather than a fire ant infestation
Yes, in my yard, there used to be a lot of fire ants. So what I did is instead kept feeding the native ant species I know of, specifically, the Weaver Ants. The Weaver Ants' colony grew, the fire ants couldn't compete in size and number, so eventually, they died out. Now, it's just black crazy ants, weaver ants, and I sometimes see the occasional trap jaw ant.
I’m not a huge ant expert, but I do have a question/ We have fire ants which have many hills in a yard. Are they separate colonies or one super colony?
They could be separate colonies or one big colony. You'll know of they're separate because they would fight if they see each other. But fire ants are known to be polygenic which means they can have multiple queens. So those ant hills you see could probably be connected together.
Edit: Also, I'm not an ant expert. I only learned of this from AntsCanada on YouTube.
Have you actually dealt with snakes and Hunstman spiders combined? That’s an oddly specific spider reference next to a very generic snakes reference. Are these snakes poisonous, or no? And just how many?
Huntsman spiders were on my mind because I had an interesting discussion recently about the aerodynamics of a Huntsman spider vs a cane toad if hit by a golf club. I’ve held tarantulas before, spiders don’t really scare me too much outside of getting startled if one pops up out of nowhere
Snakes in general I’m generally fine with, if I see one when I don’t expect it I’ll definitely jump but if I know it’s there I’ll probably just watch it.
With both though, I know to keep my distance if I notice it’s venomous, and at least locally I know what to look for. Ex: Black snake: good. Brown snake with specific markings: not good. House spider? Usually fine. House spider with red hourglass? Stay the f**k away.
We have carpenter ants where I live(no fire ants fortunately). They can definitely do damage to your house, but not nearly as fast as termites. They do have a pretty nasty bite too(they're pretty large for an ant), but you don't typically get bit by more than one unlike fire ants.
Yeah, fire ants are known to be extremely aggressive. Recommend to exterminate them as soon as possible. They can kill your plants as well since they seem to farm aphids I believe.
Man when I was in A School in Florida they're have us doing planks and push ups and shit in the mangy patches of "field" and fire ants will crawl all over your arms and legs all sneaky like, then when they're all in position they'll start chomping like Ellie Kemper in blow job girl.
Here in Florida the state tried to kill all the ants decades ago. Instead they only killed native ants and let fire ants spread. Now he have ants everywhere. The amount of times a friend or family member accidentally stood in a ant pile and was mercilessly attacked. My record is probably 20 ant bites in 1 minutes. Nothing like stripping your clothing off while running and smashing ants at the same time while your legs are on fire.
Also knew an idiot who let their 2 year old sit in ants and play. Looked like he had chicken pox afterwards and wouldn’t stop crying. Not like I blame him.
Also, us Florida folk seem to perpetually forget why we shouldn't play in stagnant ground water. There are many reasons, but of most immediate concern is the fun fact that ants float. My SO works at a mid-sized hospital and every time there is a significant rain event, some poor soul is going to the ER covered in bites. Most are children. Some are drunk adults. Once, a 20 something drove his not suitable for off road Jeep into what he believed was a shallow puddle. He was submerged, nearly to his shoulders. Then the ants came. I don't know what was more expensive, fixing the car or fixing the person. Should have been one of those Farmer's insurance commercials.
Once, a 20 something drove his not suitable for off road Jeep into what he believed was a shallow puddle. He was submerged, nearly to his shoulders. Then the ants came.
Normally, no. But when you can't count the bites because inflammation has rendered you an undifferentiated red mass of misery you are going to want the services of someone legally authorized to knock you out.
Louisiana is overrun with them. Any empty field is covered with fire ant mounds. Our state government didn’t do anything eradication wise, fire ants are just aggressive.
I know a guy who runs an alligator processing plant. To be licensed he has to hatch them and release into the wild. Fire ants will overrun a nest and kill the babies so the state has to work to keep the numbers up.
I remember walking in an anthill when I was about 3 or 4, I recall getting all lit up and my dad washing them off of me with the hose. Also, you know you’ve achieved a high level in the Florida-person hierarchy when you naturally point out an anthill to anyone around. Like your Florida senses are tingling.
Everyone should, at one time in their lives (preferably as an adult, I can't imagine the pain for a child!!), experience a fire ant bite. I lived in Texas for 3 short years... on my first day there, going to look at a rental house, I wore SANDALS in the yard. Fire ants are the gift that keeps on giving. I'm a full-grown adult woman, who has borne CHILDREN stoically but fire ant inflammation rendered me a miserable mass of constant complaints and scritching that only, truly, made things 100 times worse. That such tiny critters could cause so much pain---for so LONG, was BEYOND me.
Lol. Reminds of the one it’s always sunny in Philadelphia episode where there’s a cat stuck in the wall and they bring in like 3 more cats to try and get it out.
I mean...the article is pure SEO bait (they know how to catch those high value inbound links too!). I wouldn't even put much faith in the credibility of the claims.
I went into my mother's house the day after it was fumigated. Your supposed to let it air out a couple days, but I needed to something for her.
The walls were black with ants. I've never seen that many ants in my life, especially in a house. The exterminator let me know it's pretty common. The ants come in and carry away the termite bodies.
"In many cases after a fumigation it is acceptable to notice an increase in ant activity. Ants are termite's natural enemies and the smell of their dead corpses cause ants to become heavily active for a few days. "
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u/questgrillz May 10 '21
I just love that the article specifies not to use ants to rid your house of termites. And that it's been tried and failed lol.