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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:56:43 -0600
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Thanks, Ric and Steve.  I will probably contact my termite people, 
Cook's Pest Control.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/15/2017 4:34 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>> On Jan 15, 2017, at 1:38 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
>>
>> looks like fire ants
>>
>> the dry poison that they grab and carry downthe hole is effective but 
>> requires patience
>>
>> the liquid mix to make a gallon of pour is faster, but make syou hunt for 
>> the main hole and risks stings on your ankles
>>
>> they will NOT go away on their own
>
>
>
> fyi Jim,  be careful, if you try to remove this yourself?.
>
> the ants, especially if they are fire ants, don?t like it and they will 
> attack you.
>
> (The toxin they make is related to that of bees.)   While in Arizona,  I 
> accidentally disturbed a small colony, wound up unconscious, with two 
> rescue squads attending me.
>
> If you are bitten once and are allergic you can wind up unconscious, If 
> you are not allergic, and bitten multiple time  you may wind up 
> unconscious, due to hypotension.
>
> with a colony this large, best you get a professional to get rid of it.
>
>
>
> steve
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Large Ant Hill of Medium-Sized Black Ants)
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