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No More Retail - 26 Sep 2005 02:38 GMT

I just watch a show about the jack jumper ant and how dangerous it is to
people and pets one bite can kill you from anafle'tic ( ??? ) shock. They
are testing a vaccine right now over there they said it works

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jils - 26 Sep 2005 08:13 GMT

i am in australia.

where are you located nmr?
fire ants are all over the usa, i believe. dunno which idiot brought
them to australia!

i haven't heard of anyone or any pet being killed by them.

anaphylactic shock can kill you if you're allergic to peanuts too.

this website seems to have all the info:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_571846.htm

> I just watch a show about the jack jumper ant and how dangerous it is to
> people and pets one bite can kill you from anafle'tic ( ??? ) shock. They
> are testing a vaccine right now over there they said it works

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meee - 26 Sep 2005 10:00 GMT

usually these ants just make you swell up, and most pets aren't affected by
them. if you're allergic however, they can kill you. Fortunately they aren't
too widespread!!

> i am in australia.
>
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> > people and pets one bite can kill you from anafle'tic ( ??? ) shock. They
> > are testing a vaccine right now over there they said it works

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No More Retail - 26 Sep 2005 17:44 GMT

I am in the US Orlando, Florida I was just wondering I saw that show about
the native jack jumper ant that could kills humans over there and was just
amazed on how aggressive it is. Fire ants are a major problems here
probably 100 people die ever summer from them from a allergic reaction
specially young children

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jils - 27 Sep 2005 08:13 GMT

well i've learned something ... i think this is the creature we know
colloquially as a bull ant.
i've not seen many, or heard of any attacks, but i'll be watching out
for them now!
along with the red bellied black snake, the brown snake, the redback
spider, the funnelweb spider, crocodiles, sharks ......
and volvo drivers.

> I am in the US Orlando, Florida I was just wondering I saw that show about
> the native jack jumper ant that could kills humans over there and was just
> amazed on how aggressive it is. Fire ants are a major problems here
> probably 100 people die ever summer from them from a allergic reaction
> specially young children

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meee - 27 Sep 2005 09:55 GMT

> well i've learned something ... i think this is the creature we know
> colloquially as a bull ant.
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> spider, the funnelweb spider, crocodiles, sharks ......
> and volvo drivers.

The jumping ant is not actually the bull-ant, although it's similar. They
look identical to the bull-ant, only smaller, and they jump; quite high for
an ant. They also tend to rove a little less than bull ants, so you're more
likely to get attacked by a couple than have one walk up your pants leg
unexpectedly! Ow!!

> > I am in the US Orlando, Florida I was just wondering I saw that show about
> > the native jack jumper ant that could kills humans over there and was just
> > amazed on how aggressive it is. Fire ants are a major problems here
> > probably 100 people die ever summer from them from a allergic reaction
> > specially young children

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