Yea, they do leave scars. I still have them on my ankles from a few years back. It is fun to poke open their nests though. They are insane swarmers streaming out in the thousands to devour anything close by.
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things"  57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Feb 21, 2017 09:55 | #12076 Yea, they do leave scars. I still have them on my ankles from a few years back. It is fun to poke open their nests though. They are insane swarmers streaming out in the thousands to devour anything close by. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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primate Junior Member 21 posts Likes: 9 Joined Apr 2015 More info | It is fun to poke open their nests though In the name of art, there are those who pour molten aluminum down fire ant nests, then dig out the solidified mass. Youtube has a few videos of this activity in action and google images has some of the results.
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-Douglas- Beware of DOUG  More info | Feb 21, 2017 10:36 | #12078 gjl711 wrote in post #18280326  A co-worker of mine was out at the lake for a swim and put his trousers on top of a fire ant mound. He got some rant in the pants really bad and got bit in some very sensitive areas. For those of you that have never experienced a fire ant attack it can be simulated quite easily by dumping a charcoal chimney full of hot coals down your shorts. It is not a pleasant sensation. gjl711 wrote in post #18280409 My experience was similar but I was leaning against the front of my car taking a picture of a sunset and evidently I was also standing on a ant hill. The order came down and they chomped all at once. I did find something that will greatly reduce the burning though. You just have to scrub it in pretty quickly before their venom takes hold. Evidently it has the same active ingredient as the pharmacy stuff at a fraction of the cost. https://www.meangreen.us/ LV Moose wrote in post #18280415 Actually I have had the pleasure. My first night at Bergstrom AFB in Texas, I laid my pants on the floor when I went to bed. I got dressed in the dark the next morning as to not wake up my wife, slipping on my pants first. The pain was immediate and fierce, from my feet to my waist and all the delicates in between. When my wife managed to hit the light switch, we found the floor (and my pants) crawling with fire ants. Fire ants are no joke. Stepped on a fire ant mound when I was a little tyke in Alabama, wearing sandals. I had scars on my toes well into my teens.
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Feb 21, 2017 12:54 | #12079 primate wrote in post #18280467 It is fun to poke open their nests though In the name of art, there are those who pour molten aluminum down fire ant nests, then dig out the solidified mass. Youtube has a few videos of this activity in action and google images has some of the results. gjl711 wrote in post #18280326 A co-worker of mine was out at the lake for a swim and put his trousers on top of a fire ant mound. He got some rant in the pants really bad and got bit in some very sensitive areas. For those of you that have never experienced a fire ant attack it can be simulated quite easily by dumping a charcoal chimney full of hot coals down your shorts. It is not a pleasant sensation. Well, hey, put videos out on facebook, and it will make a Hit, those things will go "Viral"!!! Tony
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jay125 the title fairy put me in therapy  More info | Feb 21, 2017 16:29 | #12080 tonylong wrote in post #18280567 Well, hey, put videos out on facebook, and it will make a Hit, those things will go "Viral"!!!  Tony is right. You know that...
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things" 57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Feb 21, 2017 17:26 | #12083 What were we taking about? Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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Immaculens creeped by the TF....  More info | Feb 21, 2017 17:29 | #12084 Aunts... and likely uncles...
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gjl711 "spouting off stupid things" 57,707 posts Likes: 4030 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas More info | Feb 21, 2017 18:00 | #12085 I'm headed to go visit my ant in GA. Looking forward to the road trip. I love driving. Not sure why, but call me JJ.
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jay125 the title fairy put me in therapy More info | Feb 21, 2017 18:05 | #12086 LV Moose wrote in post #18280847 Well, JJ's title was quite prophetic. If they weren't on par before, they are now.  gjl711 wrote in post #18280880 What were we taking about? Immaculens wrote in post #18280883 Aunts... and likely uncles... How can you people joke about..um...you know...whats the word....oh look, ohlook!!!
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OhLook insufferably pedantic. I can live with that.  24,807 posts Gallery: 105 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 16147 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info | Feb 21, 2017 21:00 | #12088 jay125 wrote in post #18280925 How can you people joke about..um...you know...whats the word....oh look, ohlook!!! Yesssss? PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa | Comments welcome
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