tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post6423601355467398341..comments2023-05-26T10:44:37.150-04:00Comments on The Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake: Ants!Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-13888266118773598762008-09-20T09:35:00.000-04:002008-09-20T09:35:00.000-04:00Yeah, Raid! Great African trick.Ants hate water. ...Yeah, Raid! Great African trick.<BR/><BR/>Ants hate water. You don't have to go the kerosene route.<BR/><BR/>I need, I need, I need the next verse, BTW.Bruce Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18140478955080857310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-2531675626515382752008-09-14T18:35:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:35:00.000-04:00While you were DRIVING? Yikes.As if Liberian traf...While you were DRIVING? Yikes.<BR/><BR/>As if Liberian traffic wasn't exciting enough.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-49077066929163896422008-09-14T17:01:00.000-04:002008-09-14T17:01:00.000-04:00Fire ants, now that brings back memories of life i...Fire ants, now that brings back memories of life in Liberia! I can recall several instances of hearing blood curdling screams from little kids who were playing outside and wandered into the path of fire ants. I also remember being attacked by those nasty biters while driving down Tubman Blvd. Hard to keep your car under control while you are beating firevants off your feet. <BR/><BR/>I am surprised you had them in your bed. I don't remember ever having them in the house.Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460636092849487260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-71189078474268104522008-09-14T13:49:00.000-04:002008-09-14T13:49:00.000-04:00You can wad up boric acid powder w/ sweetened cond...You can wad up boric acid powder w/ sweetened condensed milk, and fill the hole with it. That should work. <BR/><BR/>Hope they go away fast. Kind of ironic that after living in Africa one should have to deal with ants in the bed stateside.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-21990707600843681832008-09-14T00:09:00.000-04:002008-09-14T00:09:00.000-04:00Yeah, so they weren't coming in through the window...Yeah, so they weren't coming in through the window like I thought. Turns out you were right about the block, and they were coming through a tiny little pore in the concrete. I never would have found it if I hadn't turned on my light in the middle of the night (after being gently awakened by the stings of a few fire ant soldiers) and seen the line of them coming out of the little hole. So I think the mystery's solved, at least for the moment.Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-22621415914227093932008-09-12T23:20:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:20:00.000-04:00Yeah, I was thinking of greasing the legs of my be...Yeah, I was thinking of greasing the legs of my bed, but then I also need to pull it away from the wall.<BR/><BR/>I think I found the source of the infiltration and doused it heavily with Raid, so we'll see if that does the trick.Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-29327315449927165442008-09-12T23:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:13:00.000-04:00Hollow core concrete block building?Oh, put the le...Hollow core concrete block building?<BR/><BR/>Oh, put the legs of your bed in tuna cans filled with kerosene. <BR/><BR/>African trick.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com