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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 10:40 AM
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And now, a decapitated fire ant.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 10:44 AM
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1. You bastard!
x(
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 10:45 AM
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2. Why, oh why, for the love of God, why?
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:P
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 11:02 AM
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3. is this, like, a metaphor for something?
Or just a decapitated ant?

Are ants like cockroaches, which can live for something like nine days after being decapitated? (Takes 'em that long to starve.)
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Hobarticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 11:06 AM
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4. To the tune of "Pink Panther"...Dead ant, dead ant, dead ant-dead-ant...
dead-ant...dead aaaaaaant!

Theng yew, theng yew....
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 11:31 AM
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5. The only good fire ant is a dead one.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 11:33 AM
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6. First, they came for the fire ants, and I said nothing...
...because I was not a fire ant. :cry:
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:22 PM
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8. LOL
you made me smile the first time today Thanks!
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 11:36 AM
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7. Not exactly.
If you have fire ants close to your house, you won't have termites. The fire ants eat them.

Hard choice.
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:24 PM
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10. Gee, I didn't know that
I do know this. I once killed a 12" coral snake in my front garden. They are very dangerous and I had small kids. I went into the house to get a jar because I wanted to prove to my husband that it was a coral and not a king. I was delayed getting back outside by about 10 minutes and when I got there it was covered with fireants and only the spine was left.

YUK!
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swimboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:43 PM
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13. !!! Will I sleep tonight???
:scared:
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:24 PM
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9. YYYYYYYYY EEEEEEEEEEE SSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Bitchin.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:37 PM
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11. I think I figured this one out.
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:40 PM
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12. "Going out of my head over you!"
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-15-05 12:43 PM
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14. Actually, a fly did this...
Edited on Tue Nov-15-05 12:44 PM by Lochloosa
In May 2000, we became partners with USDA-ARS to release a parasitic fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis. About 3000 flies were released over a two-week period. A large number of our field staff participated in the releases, and contributed to the success of this project. The phorid fly is tiny, about half the size of a gnat. It is host specific for fire ants, and does not become a nuisance to humans or livestock.

http://www.ncagr.com/plantind/plant/bioctrl/biopro/IFAbio.htm
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