Comments on: The ants are coming: the ants are coming http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/ this is not blogging; this is typing Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Cormac Brown http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7082 Cormac Brown Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:45:39 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7082 "I declare you officially Canadian, such is your keen understanding of our politics and predicament" I wish I could be, but I am precluded by my fear of the cold. “I declare you officially Canadian, such is your keen understanding of our politics and predicament”

I wish I could be, but I am precluded by my fear of the cold.

]]> By: Dick http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7080 Dick Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:40:17 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7080 I wouldn't worry too much about getting bit by one, but getting stung by one hirts! I wouldn’t worry too much about getting bit by one, but getting stung by one hirts!

]]> By: gifted typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7077 gifted typist Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:21:01 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7077 Shelagh, nasty nasty nasty Macadamia Man, thank you for insights, we are now much less certain! Shelagh, nasty nasty nasty

Macadamia Man, thank you for insights, we are now much less certain!

]]> By: gifted typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7076 gifted typist Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:20:07 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7076 TT, you a pedant? Cormac1, the MJ story seemed more worthy of my Friday post Cormac2 I declare you officially Canadian, such is your keen understanding of our politics and predicament Cormac3, maple red ants with maple syrup, mmmm TT, you a pedant?

Cormac1, the MJ story seemed more worthy of my Friday post

Cormac2 I declare you officially Canadian, such is your keen understanding of our politics and predicament

Cormac3, maple red ants with maple syrup, mmmm

]]> By: macadamia man http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7072 macadamia man Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:52:44 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7072 Despite my reluctance to disagree with anything/one sporting tartan, many "fire ant" species (in this case Myrmica rubra) are indeed highly aggressive defenders of their territory, and quite prepared to mount aggressive raids on other ants, insects, lizards, turtle nests or even large mammals like cattle or horses (even people's homes) should events make an attack necessary (something as simple as stepping heavily close to a colony will do it). And that the suggestion that all ant stings contain formic acid is equally flawed. Many ant species are possessed of alkaloid and other toxin mixtures that operate rather like flesh-eating bacteria and permanently destroy animal cells as well as sparking what can be fatal allergic-type histamine reactions in both humans and animals. More research and less certainty required . . . Despite my reluctance to disagree with anything/one sporting tartan, many “fire ant” species (in this case Myrmica rubra) are indeed highly aggressive defenders of their territory, and quite prepared to mount aggressive raids on other ants, insects, lizards, turtle nests or even large mammals like cattle or horses (even people’s homes) should events make an attack necessary (something as simple as stepping heavily close to a colony will do it). And that the suggestion that all ant stings contain formic acid is equally flawed. Many ant species are possessed of alkaloid and other toxin mixtures that operate rather like flesh-eating bacteria and permanently destroy animal cells as well as sparking what can be fatal allergic-type histamine reactions in both humans and animals.
More research and less certainty required . . .

]]> By: shelagh http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7061 shelagh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:03 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7061 Those ants are wee nasty bastards Those ants are wee nasty bastards

]]> By: barbara http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7059 barbara Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:35:13 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7059 Those ants have restored my belief in pesticides. Those ants have restored my belief in pesticides.

]]> By: Cormac Brown http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7058 Cormac Brown Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:23:05 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7058 Red Ant: <i>Mmmm</i>, maple-flavored! Red Ant: Mmmm, maple-flavored!

]]> By: Cormac Brown http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 Cormac Brown Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:22:07 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7057 BTW, with Harper in charge, all of you are Ant Chow. BTW, with Harper in charge, all of you are Ant Chow.

]]> By: Cormac Brown http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/06/30/the-ants-are-coming-the-ants-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 Cormac Brown Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=957#comment-7056 It's Friday? It’s Friday?

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