Pesky fire ants.I enjoyed your January issue here in South Florida. As a youngster in the South I remember all too well the fire ants fire ant Any of a genus (Solenopsis) of insects in the ant family, several species of which are common in southern North America. They are red or yellowish and can inflict a severe sting. The semipermanent nest consists of a loose mound with open craters for ventilation. in my grandmother's yard. Ouch! Now that I'm in Maine, I thought those pests were long gone. But I'd like to add Maine to your list of states [mentioned in your article on fire ants] to have this problem. We are blessed with Shackford Head State Park in Easport, but cursed with Adj. 1. cursed with - burdened with; "stuck with the tab" stuck with cursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed the little red devils Noun 1. red devil - barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal . The story goes that they were brought over from Europe on a load of materials to this sea coast town. Who knows, but they are here in abundance Abundance See also Fertility. Amalthea’s horn horn of Zeus’s nurse-goat which became a cornucopia. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 19] cornucopia conical receptacle which symbolizes abundance. [Rom. Myth. now. Patrick Mehr Old Town, Fla. |
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