Posted by Ritch on April 14, 2002, at 15:48:58
In reply to Re: Texas Hell ANTS? Mitch, posted by Phil on April 14, 2002, at 14:33:09
> AINTE'S OR ANTS AS YOU call, have a flourishing sub-culture here.
> Mostly concrete slabs.
> Several friends, who live out near the lake have scorpions out the ass, no kidding.
> They get another creature less often...centipedes.
> About 6-8" long. They ARE SCRARY and don't die easily.My best friend woke in the middle of the night hearing the centipede strolling across the kitchen floor. He said there was no way he would go back to sleep with that in his house. It took him awhile to finally get it.
I had to chase down two millipedes last week. But, they aren't poisonous like centipedes are! I see an occasional scorpion here (in the Ozarks), but they are little compared to the ones down there and in the SW (about 3" max.). Here, they are called stingin' lizards. Those things can move though! They just drop that tail and whoosh! The one thing that is definitely abundant here is stinging venomous insects. Those bast*rds are everywhere! God forbid that anybody ever has to experience being chased and stung by a group of yellowjackets.
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