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Zorra

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19. I don't like ants, fire ants in particular. The only thing I like about ants is that they are food

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 06:25 PM

Oct 2013

for cool critters like horned toads and armadillos. But fire ants are totally useless, IMO, because nothing eats them, and they bite me for no reason at every opportunity.

They have no natural predators, except for me whenever they live within a hundred yard radius of my home.

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What happens when you pour molten aluminum into an anthill? [View all] FreakinDJ Oct 2013 OP

Ignoring all the ant deaths, that is very neat. Thank you. uppityperson Oct 2013 #1

Very neat. Although, for the first time ever...I found myself feeling sorry for the ants. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #2

Me to. texanwitch Oct 2013 #4

Especially those fire ant bites... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #5

I got into some ants the other day, big red ants. texanwitch Oct 2013 #11

I don't like ants, fire ants in particular. The only thing I like about ants is that they are food Zorra Oct 2013 #19

It's fighting a losing battle here in Houston. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #21

put one of those d_r Oct 2013 #3

But all the shows will be about ants... rrneck Oct 2013 #7

ROFL Auggie Oct 2013 #20

+1000 FreakinDJ Oct 2013 #37

A sociopathic angel gets its wings? blogslut Oct 2013 #6

+ struggle4progress Oct 2013 #28

"The cast will sacrifice the lives of the ants". Ya think? nt NoGOPZone Oct 2013 #8

It's amazing how they do what they do treestar Oct 2013 #9

Disgusting sociopath. But he has his pretty "chandelier" HERVEPA Oct 2013 #10

Uh yeah. Get a grip. This person is helping teach others about Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #18

Hilarious. Not. HERVEPA Oct 2013 #26

Another one wercal Oct 2013 #12

10 tons of concrete to fill it. Holy crap that's a huge anthill. nt Incitatus Oct 2013 #30

Cement would have done nicely. DeSwiss Oct 2013 #13

thanks for sharing nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #14

Ants learn how to make metal tools, and they take over the world? petronius Oct 2013 #15

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Oct 2013 #16

It makes a beautiful sculpture, doesn't it? Hekate Oct 2013 #17

CBS news sunday morning is a great show. Haven't seen it in years though. rwsanders Oct 2013 #22

That's the ants 9/11 Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #23

Lol!!! Kaleva Oct 2013 #33

that was very interesting gopiscrap Oct 2013 #24

that was really cool ut oh Oct 2013 #25

Now let's try that with something transparent. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #27

oh yeah. that would be cool! Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #31

You grow up to be a serial killer? Iggo Oct 2013 #29

After seeing my son get hospitalized by fire ants ajk2821 Oct 2013 #32

very cool thanks LittleGirl Oct 2013 #34

This was great Gothmog Oct 2013 #35

"What happens when you pour molten aluminum into an anthill?" K.O. Stradivarius Oct 2013 #36