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To: antivenom
I saw a bunch once on an object floating down Lost River...near Texas and Louisiana border on I-10...it was the creepiest thing to see...it was the size of a basketball...ALL ANTS!

Dump dishwashing liquid on it, and they'll all drown (the soap breaks down their natural water-repellant)...

2,841 posted on 08/29/2005 9:41:59 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: mhking; antivenom

Ants bond together to form a floating mat. Amazing.


2,847 posted on 08/29/2005 9:42:51 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: mhking
Dump dishwashing liquid on it, and they'll all drown (the soap breaks down their natural water-repellant)...

I'll be, glad to know that. Can't believe I didn't

2,857 posted on 08/29/2005 9:43:46 AM PDT by eyespysomething (What disgusts me the most is how other GStar families have had their wounds ripped back open! FU CS)
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To: mhking

Best thread tip ever,,I never knew that about the soap.


2,877 posted on 08/29/2005 9:46:53 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: mhking
Dump dishwashing liquid on it, and they'll all drown (the soap breaks down their natural water-repellant)...

And, IIRC, washes off their identification scent so any that survive will be attacked by their comrades.

2,883 posted on 08/29/2005 9:47:43 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: mhking

No man...the ONLY way to have fun with fire ants is to POKE at them with a stick...that is just the most fun you can have here in Texas...kick a fire ant hill and run like the dickens....


2,971 posted on 08/29/2005 10:01:14 AM PDT by antivenom (If your not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!!!)
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