Don’t go in the tall grass....

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Copyright infringement! I can recognize that hand anywhere!

I don't believe it's infringement if I only use a tiny portion of the work for illustrative purposes only.

Anyhow I really like the color scheme of the deep Scarab green with the great lime green accents and the edging of yellow with a more subdued tan for the upholstery.

I have painted some cars and back in the seventies I painted some custom motorcycles. I also painted my little boat.

But if I get to do this paint job it will be the last one that I ever do and it would be my Opus Magnum. The thing is I'm already 65 and I have to build the car first. It's kind of apart right now.
 
MFK is so laggy is anyone else having this problem???
 
I'll tell you what's one of the worst things in the grass around here: these red fire ants or whatever they're called. Super aggressive, even go near their nest and they'll come for you. They give a nasty little bite too, which they're quick to do. And if you mess with one you mess with 'em all -- if you crush one of them the others start reacting to the pheromones and go crazy.


And normally like most ants they're very cooperative, but curiously I did observe them playing tug-o-war for about 10 min. over this dead insect. It was as if they all wanted the honor of bringing it back to the nest they're building near the end of this leaf.

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Those are weaver ants, definitely fit that description. They are used as organic pest control in orchards and apparently the larvae are a delicacy :)

According to my brother the behaviour you see is their way of killing insects: stretching it and spraying with acid!
 
Now ants are an insect I’m not a fan of. Those guys look pretty nasty.
I battle the little black ones every year in my kitchen. I finally found using essential oils as a spray to wipe down my counters and cupboards keeps the little pests away.
 
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