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Open Water => Serious Discussion => Science => Topic started by: ivor on May 15, 2008, 12:31:02 PM

Title: Exotic Ants in Houston
Post by: ivor on May 15, 2008, 12:31:02 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/texas_ants

Look out Chatty!  Here come the ants!  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Exotic Ants in Houston
Post by: anthrobabe on May 15, 2008, 01:41:41 PM
so in essence they are actually just smaller versions of the people who actually live in the Houston area(crazy, build bridges with their dead, are fuzzy, etc)

sorry, naughty AB---- will attempt contrite face now

but they do eat fire ants--- but not exclusively, wonder if we could get them on an exclusive fire ant diet.  wonder if they'd like Kudzu?
Title: Re: Exotic Ants in Houston
Post by: Sibling Chatty on May 15, 2008, 01:58:09 PM
They eat fire ants, they are a beneficial species.

BUT, when ya mess wit' da Attwater Prarie Chickens, you're messin' with a Big Deal.

I remember them from when we still lived there. I still like 'em more than fire ants. (Chatty, when bitten by a fire ant, gets quarter sized blisters and runs temps up to 103.)

Title: Re: Exotic Ants in Houston
Post by: anthrobabe on May 15, 2008, 02:30:21 PM
gotta get 'em off the Attwater chickens then we'll put 'em on fire ant patrol full time
Title: Re: Exotic Ants in Houston
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on May 16, 2008, 03:41:27 AM
Ain't evolution fun?   :mrgreen:

Obviously, these things have some other critter that keeps'em under control wherever they came from.

But, they came along, sans that control, and they run wild.

Kinda reminds me of rabbits and a certain Southern Continent....