Termites Galore

[Scorpion68]

At least that's what I think they are. Looks like they are in the swarming mode. That dead trunk is 18" across so that's a lot of termites.


Just something I came across recently and found it interesting. ---Chuck

[turkeytail]

Dems a lot o bugs!!! Aint gots a wood house do ya Chuck!

[greywolf22]

Those be wood eating bugs about to take flight.
Jack

[tomclark]

very cool pic of a fleeting, interesting occurance!!

[Scorpion68]

Mark - I gots a wood house but thankfully its all roughcut hemlock which I'm told those critters ain't too fond of, specially ifn there's pine or oak here abouts. Tom - If they be fleeting they can just fleet somewheres else.  Just to be on the safe side, I had the whole house treated a couple of years back.  Whew!!  :dry: ---Chuck

[roustabout149]

That's frigntning.

[Pullenrock]

I guess you guys got fire ants up there too?...whew!..unreal here...jn

[ksrocks]

Fire Ants? Heard of them do they fly to Jon. Sting,bite or both? Name sounds bad enough!

[Pullenrock]

Wow! You lucky for now Joe...They came up from Mexico and they eat and kill everything in their path...I find turtles they have killed and theres no quail here anymore because they get the eggs,...bird hunters buy quail now to hunt...They go thru trees and man they have a bite...They are super small but can leave a whelp...Boy yall lucky but i have a feeling only for now....jon

[kyheadhunter]

YUCK! YUCK! and double YUCK! If I'd seen that....someone would of been  holding up my hair, cause without a doubt...I'd be losing it!
I can't even look at the pic without feeling all queasy inside, they look to much like maggots. 
Get a jug of gas and pour on them and kill em. Just make sure you have a shovel or a jug of  water to put out the fire afterward.
:dry: On second thought, maybe you better get a jug of bleach or gal. of bug killer. Don't want you causing no forest fires bacause of termites and... my advice!
I can just imagine it all now...headlines in your daily paper will read something like this,
"500 Acre Blazing Forest Fire... Caused by Nest of Termites -and- Local Arrowhead Collector!
  hmy: jane

[ksrocks]

Thanks for the warning Jon, think Ill google them and do some reading. See how far north they are. Thanks Joe.

[ksrocks]

Chuck that swarm you got there is something else. Have they left the area yet?

[Lithophylic]

Now see if you were on Duel Survivor you would have meals for a week.  :lol:

[LARRY1]

Thats what i was thinking.Looks like some good eatin right there.

[Butch Wilson]

Chuck, need pictures of top, bottom, frontal, and anterior views of at least three individuals. Might be swarming carpenter ants. Oh yeah, I'll trade for authenticating documentation.
Butch