Re: Fire Ants - Oh the Pain!
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12/13/05 11:44 AM
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Well I did not know they had fire ants in SP. Guess I will just not go back. We have those damn ants so bad here in Texas you just have to watch where you are walking all the time.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Re: Fire Ants - Oh the Pain!
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12/13/05 12:13 PM
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Really? I had never experienced an encounter with the little devils and I don't plan on doing it ever again! No fire ant is going to scare me away from the beautiful island. I will just be looking down more often! Hope a taxi driver doesn't nail me when I'm looking down... Those guys are NUTS!
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
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Re: Fire Ants - Oh the Pain!
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12/13/05 01:45 PM
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Denny, that is amazing! I bet they are such evil, toxic creatures they fight with each other until death. As far as I'm concerned, let's all start mixing fire ant piles right now! You know how the biting bugs on AC get at sunset and sunrise, well, I'll stand out naked at sunset with no bug spray any day rather than deal with one fire ant. How can something so tiny pack such a punch?
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
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Re: Fire Ants - Oh the Pain!
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12/13/05 01:49 PM
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Simon, I hear your pain. Every guide should warn people on their trips about those evil creatures. What did you do? Had the boat started on the river yet? How in the hell did you deal with the pain with nowhere to go? I think I would have risked the crocodiles and jumped in the river!
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
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Re: Fire Ants - Oh the Pain!
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12/13/05 04:07 PM
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hypodermic-like egg laying structure - now I'm really grossed out! They must have released a ton of the alarm pherome because I had hundreds of them on me in just a few seconds. You should have seen me the rest of the trip. Looking down all the time checking out where I was walking - warning my kids and husband to be careful and watch where they were standing. It was an experience I won't soon forget. One of those live and learn things. Thanks for your expertise Simon. I learned more than I thought I would from this post!
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself"
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