Fun with fire ants - General

and that is a man doomed to be a fire any in the next life

[QUOTE=bedcat;29679513]and that is a man doomed to be a fire any in the next life[/QUOTE] Why would he be when he's just protecting the foundation of his home, and any possible family members or pets. No matter what action he would of taken to dispose of these pests the end result would've been the same. The ants would've died. I would think that the poison you get from the store for ants is no better. Do you really think companies care if the ants feel any pain? No. The objective of their poison is to kill the ants. And it does. Sometimes it takes days, meanwhile the ant is slowly dieing and suffering the entire time. How long did it take for the ants to die in this video? Seconds? A minute at the max? I'd imagine their deaths were relatively quicker and less painful. Sorry hippy, the amount of work that it would take to dig up those ants and put them somewhere they can live peacefully and happy would require too much work and is borderline physically impossible, so just deal with it. Do you know how much pain it is to get rid of those little fuckers if they find their way inside your house's foundation? They'll tear up everything and get everywhere, climbing through your carpet and your kitchen, getting into your food and ruining it, god help you if they decide to nest in your room. Just imagine waking up discovering that you're covered in fire ants. Do you think they'll just peacefully adventure over you? Fuck no, you're going to wake up to a world of hell and pain, covered in disgusting swollen itchy firey wounds in a flurry of pain and panic. Ants do more than just fuck up your house, food, and overall well being but they will fuck up your electronics too. Yes, they can and will climb into your computer / beloved console and start jamming it up with their retarded little corpses, possibly causing your electronics to overheat with time or destroy them by tearing them apart from the inside. I live out in the desert of Arizona and I am surrounded by these little pests and do know the hell they can raise just through pure teamwork. It's not a peaceful co existence it's constant hell around these little bastards, I can't even go outside and enjoy my bare feet on the grass because I'm always worried about wandering into a squad of these little fucks who will sting my feet and the effects will last into next week. Also, I know you're joking but I needed to get that out for the people who are like "Aww poor ants sadface" and sympathize for these little fuckers.

[QUOTE=Motherfucker;29667360]I wonder what thermite would do to the nest[/QUOTE] YOU. ARE. A. GENIUS!

What I think would be cool, is first boiling water, killing the majority, and after that, starter fluid the entire fucking thing, to the bottom of it and then let it burn. It's like the elements combining. Fuckin' miracles.

His house is probably a complete colony underground.

[QUOTE=VATEC6000;29679490]pouring sulfuric acid on an anthill. :iia:[/QUOTE] Where would you get Sulfuric acid from? Let alone Thermite?

Black market does wonders

If I run across an ant hill in a field I kick the shit out of it because fuck ants

[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;29682203]If I run across an ant hill in a field I kick the shit out of it because fuck ants[/QUOTE] Yeah! Fuck ants! Who needs 'em anyway?! [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] This thread is relevant because my house is currently infested with ants.

Kinda feel bad for the surviving ants of the colony massacred by boiling water. Having to carry the thousands of dead ants to the surface. But fuck them they are annoying as hell.

Just imagine if these ants could scream.

Am I the only one who thought of that shitty Ant Bully movie

Fire Ants need to die. Every. Last. One. The FDA estimates that more than US$5 billion is spent annually on medical treatment, damage, and control in RIFA(Red Imported Fire Ant)-infested areas. Further, the ants cause approximately US$750 million in damage to agricultural assets, including veterinary bills and livestock loss, as well as crop loss. They are the leading cause of traffic light shorts in Texas, where the ants cause more than US$140 million in damage each year. They are proficient enough at overwhelming intruders that they can virtually clear an area of invertebrates, lizards, and ground-dwelling birds. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_imported_fire_ant#Ecological_impact[/url]

[QUOTE=Glitch360;29666493]I prefer Windex. It may not be awesome, but it gets the job done. Powerful against virtually all bugs :smug:[/QUOTE] Soap + Water = Ant Poison. You spray it on them, and because of how they breathe, it suffocates them

When I was 9 I fell face-first onto a Fireant hill when I lived in Texas :ohdear: I really don't want to remember that

-[i]Shit someone beat me to it.[/i]- I know no one's bitching about the humanity, but compared to poisons, most of this stuff isn't that bad. And they're fire ants. They're not bros. They're not like bees that ignore you and give us delicious honey. They're not like wasps that kill spiders and shit that try to get into your house. They just build nests and fuck everything up.

Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what *Thanks to the post(s) below me, I realise he simply didn't want to have the ants sprayed on him, I'm not sure how far he'd have to go though, probably not far, but that's not the point. I be stoopid, please give me boxes so I can hide my shame into them.

[QUOTE=Bragdras;29682978]Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what[/QUOTE] That or he doesn't want to get sprayed with pissed off fire ants and dirt?

[QUOTE=Bragdras;29682978]Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what[/QUOTE] He doesn't want any fire ant flying on him. Oh fuck's sake

-[i] fuck everyone sniping me to everything [/i] - [QUOTE=Bragdras;29682978]Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what[/QUOTE] It's going to explode fire ants. Dead or not, I think he just didn't want ant-corpses on his body or clothing.

[QUOTE=Bragdras;29682978]Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what[/QUOTE] Hold what in your hand? A fire ant? You've never dealt with fire ants. There's never just one. They swarm, crawl up your leg and then all attack at once unleashing a simultaneous shock of pain throughout your leg as they inject their necrotizing alkaloid venom that can take down cattle. Oh wait the fire crackers. M80s can take off your hand. [img]http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/6439/05nov28firecrackerhand.jpg[/img] Plus it spreads ants everywhere. (then see above statement)

fire ants are assholes leaf cutter ants are nice little mushroom farmers :buddy: [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] if leaf cutter ants looked like puppies and wore tiny hats they would be the greatest animals on the planet

this reminds me of the time i got bit in the nipple by one of these

[QUOTE=OvB;29683047]Hold what in your hand? A fire ant? You've never dealt with fire ants. There's never just one. They swarm, crawl up your leg and then all attack at once unleashing a simultaneous shock of pain throughout your leg as they inject their necrotizing alkaloid venom that can take down cattle. Oh wait the fire crackers. M80s can take off your hand. [img_thumb]http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/6439/05nov28firecrackerhand.jpg[/img_thumb] Plus it spreads ants everywhere. (then see above statement)[/QUOTE] Open palm: a slight burn. Closed fist: fucks you the hell up.

[QUOTE=Crimor;29669180]You wouldn't say that if you ever got bitten by a fire ant.[/QUOTE] I've been bit by fire ants twice and I still have empathy for them.

[QUOTE=nikomo;29681180]What I think would be cool, is first boiling water, killing the majority, and after that, starter fluid the entire fucking thing, to the bottom of it and then let it burn. It's like the elements combining. Fuckin' miracles.[/QUOTE] Stick an 8 foot long gas pipe down there and pump cyanide down it.

I find ants really interesting. Around here there's only boring black ants, and you'll have to travel to the nearest forest to find the bigger ants. Though there's a place in Sweden where I travel every year. The ants have made a 6-7 meter long path in the grass, and I could spend hours just studying them, just looking at all the food they brought back to the anthill. Throwing other insects into the hill was even more awesome, especially watching grasshoppers trying to escape. Though the last time I was there, some asshole had destroyed the entire thing, and the ant population was severely decreased :smith:

[QUOTE=Bragdras;29682978]Makes me laugh how it sounds like he's running fucking 10 meters for a 5 cm long cracker, you can probably hold it in your hand and feel nothing, what is he a gigantic pussy or what[/QUOTE] Congratulations you are ignorant of literally everything in this thread.

[QUOTE=Carne;29685151]I find ants really interesting. Around here there's only boring black ants, and you'll have to travel to the nearest forest to find the bigger ants. Though there's a place in Sweden where I travel every year. The ants have made a 6-7 meter long path in the grass, and I could spend hours just studying them, just looking at all the food they brought back to the anthill. Throwing other insects into the hill was even more awesome, especially watching grasshoppers trying to escape. Though the last time I was there, some asshole had destroyed the entire thing, and the ant population was severely decreased :smith:[/QUOTE] I wonder what would happen if we genetically engineer them to be super smart.

[QUOTE=ultra_bright;29685194]I wonder what would happen if we genetically engineer them to be super smart.[/QUOTE] then they realize they could easily over run us in mass organized numbers and we're fucked?