tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post7902888270677465773..comments2023-09-11T23:57:00.520-05:00Comments on Velvet Sacks: The ravages of natureLinda@VShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-67098943588759720152008-06-12T22:24:00.000-05:002008-06-12T22:24:00.000-05:00Creekhiker, you and I posted comments at the same ...Creekhiker, you and I posted comments at the same time. Rather than answer you here, I've added a new post. Thanks for caring about my boy; we have good news.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-27432346159331363012008-06-12T22:04:00.000-05:002008-06-12T22:04:00.000-05:00Carmon, I only wish the lizard bodies dried around...Carmon, I only wish the lizard bodies dried around here. We have such high humidity that even the long-dead ones are cool and limp, like leather fringe. Ick!<BR/><BR/>Alison, I'm all about caution. There's no telling how many exciting things I've missed in my life because I've been too cautious.<BR/><BR/>Holly, the foot-thing had me plenty worried, too. I could see it, but I couldn't quite believe it, and I couldn't think of anything else that looked like that.<BR/><BR/>Javagirl, I remember seeing a movie when I was a kid in which "army ants" attacked everything in their sight, including people. (Just looked it up: "The Naked Jungle" - 1954.) One thing's for certain: If I ever fall down in the backyard, I'm gonna scream like the dickens so the fire ants won't think I died.<BR/><BR/>Janet, I hope you didn't have bad dreams. But, really? Doesn't that lizard-skeleton photo make you wonder what it is that the ants don't like about the head?<BR/><BR/>Betty, I'm plenty squeamish. The mother in me has learned through babies and dogs to deal with scary and nasty bodily fluids, but creepy-crawly things and amputated doggy parts raise my anxiety level pretty quickly.<BR/><BR/>Fire ants are dark red and constantly on the prowl. Their bites raise hard little red bumps that are filled with pus. Are your ant bites like that? And did you know that toothpaste helps to ease the sting?Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-78068033170754651952008-06-12T22:01:00.000-05:002008-06-12T22:01:00.000-05:00Velvet, Just checking in hoping for news on Butch....Velvet, Just checking in hoping for news on Butch. Please let us know when his results are in.CreekHiker / HollysFollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987597104795294851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-9408927501487397442008-06-11T15:17:00.000-05:002008-06-11T15:17:00.000-05:00I love visiting here. Your posts always make me la...I love visiting here. Your posts always make me laugh.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it great how scavengers can clean up? Are fire ants red ants? We have red ants here, and they bite as well.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-13414920776977657852008-06-10T20:55:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:55:00.000-05:00Eeeeeeuuuuuwwwww! You must be as squeamish as I am...Eeeeeeuuuuuwwwww! You must be as squeamish as I am.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309266986583326824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-17712341776359490042008-06-09T22:19:00.000-05:002008-06-09T22:19:00.000-05:00I read this with horror. I hope I don't have bad d...I read this with horror. I hope I don't have bad dreams tonight, if I do I'm blaming you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-4375862499301973592008-06-09T16:45:00.000-05:002008-06-09T16:45:00.000-05:00I've heard of piranhas skeletonizing a cow, but I'...I've heard of piranhas skeletonizing a cow, but I've never heard of fire ants skeletonizing a lizard.JavaGirlBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225562334184001090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-67652299461751882342008-06-09T13:56:00.000-05:002008-06-09T13:56:00.000-05:00What an interesting weekend you had with the grand...What an interesting weekend you had with the grand-fur-kids. The "Winston's foot" think had me worried! LOL!CreekHiker / HollysFollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987597104795294851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-2970027009287281682008-06-09T07:43:00.000-05:002008-06-09T07:43:00.000-05:00Love the caution!Love the caution!Duly Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667265361131163774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-27275038302834640382008-06-09T07:34:00.000-05:002008-06-09T07:34:00.000-05:00I find little dried lizard bodies in the house all...I find little dried lizard bodies in the house all summer that Fionna has brought in as part of her 'catch and release and eventually kill' plan. Fortunately we don't have fire ants and the humidity is so low they just get dried. I don't miss fire ants or doing the fire ant shuffle even a little bit! CarmonLife at Star's Resthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068869890677539768noreply@blogger.com