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2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge
Saying I'm a writer is just one way I define myself. I'm also a jewelry seller, a decorator, a foodie, a cook and so much more. I didn't have to think long on what theme to use for this year's challenge. Spring is the start of gardening for me, so let's talk about what's In My Yard .
Fire Ants
If you live in the southern states of the USA, then you know about fire ants. They are a pest that bites. If left undisturbed, they build dirt mounds a couple feet tall. If you step on any size mound, even something low and unseen in the grass, the ants will swarm. In seconds you can have dozens on you.
Brenda
If you live in the southern states of the USA, then you know about fire ants. They are a pest that bites. If left undisturbed, they build dirt mounds a couple feet tall. If you step on any size mound, even something low and unseen in the grass, the ants will swarm. In seconds you can have dozens on you.
I don't remember ever NOT having an ant bite on me. What they do is bite, inject toxin and leave your skin burning as if on fire.
My son has a greater sensitivity to them than I do. When he was 2 years old he stepped on an ant hill. By the time I got them off him, he had ten bites and he turned a bright red from head to toe. I had to take him to the emergency room. They gave him a high dose of Benedryl. The red went away, but for the rest of the day he had a lot of golf ball sized swelling at the site of each bite. Needless to say, we always have a lot of antihistamines around.
Brenda
~ Seductive in Any Era ~
I stepped on an ant hill once, and got bit by fire ants more than once when I was living in texas, it is the worst!!
ReplyDeleteThe absolute worst!
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