I hate %&@*$#& Fireants!
 

5 minutes in yard barefoot. 5 minutes!

God I hate those things!

They are fun to burn....

Fire ants do suck. Just make sure they aren't harvester ants(big and red also). Harvester ants are cool to watch and not aggressive. They only bite if you mess with em. Harvester ants are the key to a healthy horny toad poplulation

I'm sure red's horny enough for all the toads around him.

Amdro.

Grits...you have to have them.

If it makes you feel better I sat on a fire ant hill when I lived in Texas. Lets just say my sensitive areas did not stop hurting for a long while, and after the use of much meat tenderizer.

I don't have any mounds in my yard. It was some "stray" ant foraging. The mutha-#&$%@% still stung my foot. My neighbors are not as anti-ant as I am.

I HATE those things!

My first memory of fireants was playing T-ball. There was a mound on the pitchers mound. The kid playing pitcher, had them all over his body before he knew it. Stings EVERYWHERE.

Let us just say, there is nothing worse than a fireant, on your sack.

Check around. Harvester ants will clear a big dead patch. If it somewhere that they are bothering you I suppose I might condone poison but otherwise I would be against it.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_harvester_ant

I don't condone poison. I USE POISON! They call it insecticide for a reason. Kill them all, let god sort them out.

OMG.... Of all the uses for meat tenderizer I could NEVER picture using it on my seldom-see-the-light-of-day parts... Out of morbid curiosity, what exactly does the meat tenderizer do to your tender bits?

angela

been there done that on the first date with my now wife. - sore twig and berries for a while after that

We used to blow up their mounds with firecrackers. Such fun! They are evil. Grits work well too. When I was a kid, a friend's guinea pig got loose and ended up in a fire ant bed. So sad.

Nasty little creatures. I used to play golf with my dad at the Texaco Country Club, just outside Houston. That was my first exposure to fire ants. My dad told me to touch the top of an ant hill with a club head and you could not pull that thing away fast enough before ants were swarming up the shaft. After that first incident, I stopped looking out for water moccasins and 'gators and started watching for ant hills.

I make sure mine see the light of day as often as possible. Have fun parts are no fun ifin' you don't make use of them. :D

It supposedly chemically neutralizes the venom. I've heard that some lifeguards keep it handy for jellyfish stings, too.
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When a bee stings, it’s important to get the stinger out as fast as possible, as it can take a few minutes for all the venom to be released. The faster it’s out, the less venom that’s released, and the less severe the reaction. Though there are many techniques for removing the stinger, like using the dull end of a knife or edge of a credit card, I’ve always been able to simply pull it out with my fingers. A wasp’s sting won’t leave a stinger.

The site of the sting should be cleaned with rubbing alcohol or soap and water to prevent infection. A salve of baking soda and water or meat tenderizer (which neutralizes the venom) can also help reduce future swelling and pain. Ice packs help, and I’ve been using them frequently to numb the itch. Since a bee sting causes a histamine reaction, taking an over-the-counter antihistamine can be effective in reducing swelling, and an anti-inflammatory can help with the pain. Though there are many purported over-the-counter and home remedies for stings, the results are questionable. In a 2003 article in Slate magazine, the author does a semi-rigorous analysis of home and pharmaceutical treatment approaches. His conclusions? Caladryl (calamine with pain killer), baking soda mixed with vinegar, and meat tenderizer are “excellent” options, while toothpaste is the “best.” And the overall winner, beating out antihistamine and cortisone creams, sliced onions, and insect bite relief sticks, was ice. I’ve been religiously using an ice pack during the waking hours, though it’s not so convenient for bedtime.

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22368/77866-buzz-bee-stings--bugs-summer/3

Well I DO make quite entertaining use of those bits, Sniper - I just avoid direct sunlight with them. With my coloring I'd probably burst into flames...

OK, that would be intereresting...:p

Now about the meat tenderizer. You know, it never ceases to amaze me what I can learn on the Pelican site!

angela

Between the chasing a pitbull under a car with a butcher knife post and this one, the mental images your posts elicit are hotter than the sun.

All hail Angela, Celtic Warrior maiden...

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/att...3&d=1219869563

Fireant bites are especially fun when your hands or feet are dirty when they bite you...it gets that stuff nice and deep under the skin, where the infection gets a strong base. My hand was three times it's normal size after getting bitten when doing a brake job, all of the grease and brake dust all over my skin got in the 20 or 30 bites. 24 hours later I had a seriously infected hand, and scars from the bites that lasted 5 years.