08-08-2020, 08:26 AM
(08-07-2020, 04:03 PM)Schmoe1 Wrote: Came into this thread expecting to say "Ha! I've got a rival for you here in the US!
The Velvet Ant, aka Cow Killer:
But nevermind, as I read what your ants do, jump on you and attack, I admit defeat. These velvet ants are generally hard-to-find ground dwelling wasps and not aggressive unless handled.
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I saw something that looked like that once in NC. I was standing guard duty outside a bank, and saw a fuzzy red ant that looked like that, but the little bastard was about 2 inches long! I thought, "well that's the biggest damned ant I ever saw, and it's fuzzy and red to boot!" Never saw one like it before, or since, so I figured I should maybe quit drinking or something, as it seemed to be having permanent effects even when I was sober. Thank God I talked myself out of THAT!
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’