Into The Woods. My What Sharp, Poisonous Fangs You Have!
I planned to go anting this Saturday but looking at the forest, now I'm not to sure...I just moved down here this past summer and during that time, there was a serve drought going on so many of the...
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The most dangerous things in those woods are the ticks and mosquitos, literally, so I recommend a good dose of insect repellent, at least on your clothing. Personally, I never put the stuff on my...
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I would LOVE to go anting some place safer but these woods are the only areas that are accessible. I would need a car (working on it!) to go some place further. Mosquitos... I knew it.
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The woods around here used to intimidate me like that the first few times I went down, but the only animals I've encountered in all the time I've lived here are 1 black racer snake, a deer that ran...
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it sounds to me as if the most dangerous thing in those woods is you. I am truly sorry you feel that way about an unspoiled natural area. You are missing out on so much. The "large mosquitos" are...
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Kevin: Why don't you get a friend to go with you so you feel better and safer? /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |o o| | \ _ / The Ant Farm:...
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That's a great idea AntDude. Perhaps a friend or relative with woods experience, such as hunting. The friend might think your interest in ants a bit wierd, but a true friend won't mind.
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I'd suggest that a short-term association with a nature photographer found at a local photography club might be helpful. You can probably teach them a lot about ants and other bugs, and they might be...
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Actually those HUGE mosquitos you call helicoptors are actually mosquito hawks...they eat mosquitos....they are harmless. They are good to see. The ones here in Cali get HUGE....2 inches long. i would...
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I think that "mosquito hawk" refers to a dragonfly. The ones that look like very big mosquitos are crane flies and they do not eat mosquitos at all. The adult form only lives a few days and rarly eats...
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ZA exactly right..." The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny....'" Isaac Asimov:
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I would NEVER kill a animal without just cause. I saw the opossum just once in my time living here and it was a for a brief second. The only reason I am a little concerned about running across it...
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