That's what I thought. I haven't seen ant hills that big in too many other places. The crazy thing is that people will try to get rid of them, and the ant colonies come right back. The soil and terrain must be just perfect for them, that's for sure.
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Carolina Photo Guy
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"Nukem' from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!"
Very sound advice from the movie "Aliens"
I think that has been tried. They just move a few hundred feet and rebuild.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
WE get those in the South all the time. You have to kill the hill and at the same time poison your entire lawn and then it becomes the neighbors problem. Problem solved, at least my problem is.
That's what they have been doing. The ants just pack their bags, eggs, and queen and move a couple hundred feet.
That's what they have been doing. The ants just pack their bags, eggs, and queen and move a couple hundred feet.
I wonder if your local zoo rents out Anteaters?
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Just-Clayton
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No! you don't see ant hills that big around here!. When I lived in NC I would see high and large fire ant hills. Three plus feet wide and 3-4 ft. high. The biggest here I have seen maybe 2 feet across and less then a foot high.
Yup, we do have them around here. The only place I have seen them is on Bunn Hill Rd and Fuller Hollow Rd in Vestal. Check them out. I am serious. I was so surprised by their size, that's why I photographed them. I figured people wouldn't believe me. The left-hand ant hill in the first photos I published today is the biggest I have seen around here. That was not a 6 inch high ant hill. It was at least 18 inches high. Very scary, to say the least.
I have found out what these ants are, thanks to a reference librarian friend of mine. They are called Allegheny mound ants and are found from Nova Scotia to Alabama. You can read more here. According to what I read these ants can create mounds up to a meter (3+ ft) in height. YIKES!
HaHa! But we don't have alligators. I guess it's a tradeoff.
8-25-13:
Today's photos are the result of a walk through the woods and the neighborhood. It's always fun to see what's lurking around the underbrush.
These elderberries aren't very elder yet.
Not Elder Yet
I have always liked ferns. There is something nicely primitive about them.
Fern
When I saw this tree trunk, I immediately saw the face in it. It reminded me of all those haunted woods with animated evil trees.
A Little Early for Hallowe'en
A weird, dried out plant. It rather looks like a scarecrow in a planty sort of way.
Scarecrow
Plant Dongle
I just liked the look of this dried out plant. I didn't notice the bug on top until I had uploaded the image to my computer.
Needs Water?
Looking at this chicken made me laugh when I realized that it's the closest living relative to the T Rex.
Taking a Look Around
Today's photos are the result of a walk through the woods and the neighborhood. It's always fun to see what's lurking around the underbrush.
These elderberries aren't very elder yet.
Not Elder Yet
I have always liked ferns. There is something nicely primitive about them.
Fern
When I saw this tree trunk, I immediately saw the face in it. It reminded me of all those haunted woods with animated evil trees.
A Little Early for Hallowe'en
A weird, dried out plant. It rather looks like a scarecrow in a planty sort of way.
Scarecrow
Plant Dongle
I just liked the look of this dried out plant. I didn't notice the bug on top until I had uploaded the image to my computer.
Needs Water?
Looking at this chicken made me laugh when I realized that it's the closest living relative to the T Rex.
Taking a Look Around
8-26-13:
Not a lot of time to take photos today, besides, it's been looking like it's going to pour outside most of the day. Anyway, I finished these socks last night and photographed them today as I like to keep a record of my finished knitting projects. Some knitters refer to this particular yarn with its distinctive colors as "clown sock yarn." I hate clowns but love the yarn.
Not a lot of time to take photos today, besides, it's been looking like it's going to pour outside most of the day. Anyway, I finished these socks last night and photographed them today as I like to keep a record of my finished knitting projects. Some knitters refer to this particular yarn with its distinctive colors as "clown sock yarn." I hate clowns but love the yarn.
8-27-13:
Spousal unit finally finished making the replacement flyer for my spinning wheel. Gary made it out of a solid piece of oak, unlike the original which was made from laminated wood. I used it this afternoon and my wheel works better than with the original flyer. No wobble or falling off. Below are a few photos of my new flyer. For those of you who may not be familiar with the components of a spinning wheel, the flyer is the U-shaped piece with all the cup hooks on it. It's the piece that guides the yarn onto the bobbin.
Of course, I could not let the day go by without the obligatory squirrel at the bird feeder photo. This is one tenacious squirrel that does not give up quickly.
Acrobatics 101
Spousal unit finally finished making the replacement flyer for my spinning wheel. Gary made it out of a solid piece of oak, unlike the original which was made from laminated wood. I used it this afternoon and my wheel works better than with the original flyer. No wobble or falling off. Below are a few photos of my new flyer. For those of you who may not be familiar with the components of a spinning wheel, the flyer is the U-shaped piece with all the cup hooks on it. It's the piece that guides the yarn onto the bobbin.
Of course, I could not let the day go by without the obligatory squirrel at the bird feeder photo.
This is one tenacious squirrel that does not give up quickly.Acrobatics 101
8-28-13:
About an hour ago, I walked outside about 10 minutes before the sky opened up. I got a nice photo of a yellow jewelweed flower growing under our rhododendron.
I then looked up to look at how dark the sky had gotten and noticed a huge squadron of turkey vultures flying overhead. Those black spots on the photo are the vultures in flight. I know it's not the greatest photo and wish they had been in better focus but they caught me off-guard. In all, there were over 30 vultures that flew overhead and roosted in the woods behind our house. I counted 23 vultures in the photo below.
About an hour ago, I walked outside about 10 minutes before the sky opened up. I got a nice photo of a yellow jewelweed flower growing under our rhododendron.
I then looked up to look at how dark the sky had gotten and noticed a huge squadron of turkey vultures flying overhead. Those black spots on the photo are the vultures in flight. I know it's not the greatest photo and wish they had been in better focus but they caught me off-guard. In all, there were over 30 vultures that flew overhead and roosted in the woods behind our house. I counted 23 vultures in the photo below.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
30 vultures in the woods behind your house....Is there anything we need to know?
I hope not.
A friend of mine said that now she knows where to dump a body, if necessary. Actually, I think they roost their because there is a big hill with woods behind our house and it is protected from a lot of the nastier weather, especially strong winds. It's also where the bear lives. Hmmmm.....Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I hope not.
I true friend is one who will help YOU hide a body...