Beware of this little creature
07-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Beware of this little creature
Has anyone hadan unfortunate encounter with a red velvet ant, aka Cow Killer,while hunting or scouting? If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's largered fuzzy looking ant, only it's not really an ant. It's actually a wingless wasp that looks like alarge ant.Warning: DO NOT PICK THIS CRITTER UP. I found out the hard way that this critter has a pretty potent sting. Even with gloves on,it nailed me pretty good. I'd seen them often in the woods and decided to take a closer look at it. Bad decision. I figured it coudn't bite me through my glove. Well it didn't. It stuck its half inch long stinger right through my glove. Believe me, their sting is worse than a normal wasp. Anybody ever been popped by one of these things? If your in the woods enough, you will encouter one.I know there are plenty of them downin the south, but are they up north also?
07-09-2008, 09:55 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Beware of this little creature
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
superstrutter, I had a run in with about 300 chiggers this past weekend.....I have chigger bites in places only chiggers themselves could think of hiding
superstrutter, I had a run in with about 300 chiggers this past weekend.....I have chigger bites in places only chiggers themselves could think of hiding
07-09-2008, 10:02 PM
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RE: Beware of this little creature
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
superstrutter, I had a run in with about 300 chiggers this past weekend.....I have chigger bites in places only chiggers themselves could think of hiding
superstrutter, I had a run in with about 300 chiggers this past weekend.....I have chigger bites in places only chiggers themselves could think of hiding
07-09-2008, 10:08 PM
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RE: Beware of this little creature
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
Steven, I have been itching so dang much that I have resorted to using creams only reserved for people that have a loaf of bread growing from between their legs!
Steven, I have been itching so dang much that I have resorted to using creams only reserved for people that have a loaf of bread growing from between their legs!
07-09-2008, 10:13 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Beware of this little creature
Yes sir, we have them in southern Texas too and them bad boys are hard tokill too....They like to hang around the cattlepastures around where i'm from....They do have a bite to em'.....As for the chiggers I guess I am lucky, I have been with people that got eat up by them, they had to take baths in clorox or something like that. I never have gotten themeven whenI was with the guy that got them so bad all day long....
