Hairy, crazy ants invade from Texas to Miss.

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The discussion centers on the significant threat posed by a species of ants known as "hairy crazy ants," which can disrupt industrial operations and potentially cause extensive damage to chemical plants. Exterminator Tom Rasberry highlights the challenges of controlling these ants, noting that traditional pesticide methods are often ineffective due to their rapid reproduction rates. The conversation touches on the ants' ability to short-circuit computer systems controlling pipeline valves, emphasizing the urgency of effective pest management in industrial settings. Participants express a mix of humor and concern, referencing their experiences with the ants and drawing comparisons to other invasive species. The dialogue reflects a broader awareness of the ecological impact of such pests and the need for innovative solutions to manage their populations.
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Armageddon in the form of ants? They can potentially wipe out huge industrial sites?

Armageddants.

It's an extreme example of what can happen when the ants — which also can disable huge industrial plants — go unchecked.

A computer system controlling pipeline valves shorted out twice in about 35 days, but monthly treatments there now keep the bugs at bay, said exterminator Tom Rasberry, who found the first Texas specimens of the species in the Houston area in 2002.

"We're kind of going for overkill on that particular site because so much is at stake," he said. "If that shuts down, they could literally shut down an entire chemical plant that costs millions of dollars."

And, compared to other ants, these need overkill. For instance, Gold said, if 100,000 are killed by pesticides, millions more will follow.
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Yuck! Add them to the list of things going wrong.
 
sounds like just a matter of time before they kill people

http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm
 
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Wow, that's much worse than the pigs.
 
GO ANTS! Create chaos everywhere my precious anty minions!
 
You guys should watch this video. It's really interesting.

 
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Armageddants.

LOL, only someone who's never lived in the tropics could be surprised by this. Bugs already rule the world with some 4-6 hundred pounds of ants alone for every human being. They only tolerate us because we grow sugar.:-p
 
Meh, that story is old news. I live in Houston and worked in the chemical industry. They were there the entire 4.5 years that I was, although we didn't know of them as "Raspberry Ants" until 2-3 years ago. I've never seen them around my house or anywhere away from the chemical plant where I worked (5 miles from my house) and I've lived in the area all my life.

They are interesting to watch though. There's seemingly no method to the madness and they are VERY fast. They look like normal red ants on speed and highly disorganized.
 
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Sure would be nice if we could invent a chemical which tells them "Ok, you're very old and have lived a nice, long life, so go lay down and die."

Probably just create more food for those who didn't get the message.
 
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Evo said:
Hairy, crazy ants invade from Texas to Miss.

We had the same problem in California with hairy, crazy aunts from South Dakota.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
We had the same problem in California with hairy, crazy aunts from South Dakota.

Its all them illegal aliens I tell ya. Fire ants, killer bees, we should send em back where they came from.
 
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wuliheron said:
Its all them illegal aliens I tell ya. Fire ants, killer bees, we should send em back where they came from.

Oh, ants, not aunts! Nevermind.
 
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Just hire some prepubescent boys with a history of torturing insects.
 
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Loren Booda said:
Just hire some prepubescent boys with a history of torturing insects.

WTH?

I think these raspberry creatures outnumber them millions to one, so the boys will be busy...

Uh, they've a hive mind. We have a collective mind. Can't we do better?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Oh, ants, not aunts! Nevermind.

Ants can have aunts.
 
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DoggerDan said:
WTH?

I think these raspberry creatures outnumber them millions to one, so the boys will be busy...

Uh, they've a hive mind. We have a collective mind. Can't we do better?

Reflecting on my childhood and the 1,000,000+ ants I must have killed.
 
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Armageddon in the form of ants? They can potentially wipe out huge industrial sites?

Armageddants.

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http://news.yahoo.com/hairy-crazy-ants-invade-texas-miss-150823360.html
I think they are Templar Termite Terrorists in disguise.
 

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