Cooler winter? Fire ants sure think so

[reednavy]

I've noticed most fire ant mounds have moved closer to concrete and asphalt, and this goes for much of the SE U.S. My uncle in Alabama says this is a good sign of a colder than usual winter ahead. Now, I just need Wooly worm and squirrel nest reports from home!

[Driven1]

good...love the cold weather!

[michelle]

I hate fire ants!

Michelle

[uptowngirl]

Are there any fire ants down town? I have yet to see or encounter any in over five years!

[Beloki]

Colder winter = less mosquitos and no see ums in spring and summer!! 

[Ocklawaha]

The higher the hornet's nest the colder the winter and the deeper the snow will be. ...

Another old adage. Odd because the nests usually just under the eves are missing? Higher in the trees? Humm?

The most I have ever seen is while paddling the upper Wekiva River in Central Florida. Seems there is a giant hat size paper wasp nest hanging almost at water level under every tree. In fact a canoe club was trying to engineer some sort of paintball bug spray shooter gun. I wonder if those nests are that low this year?

OCKLAWAHA

[BridgeTroll]

The higher the hornet's nest the colder the winter and the deeper the snow will be. ...

Another old adage. Odd because the nests usually just under the eves are missing? Higher in the trees? Humm?

The most I have ever seen is while paddling the upper Wekiva River in Central Florida. Seems there is a giant hat size paper wasp nest hanging almost at water level under every tree. In fact a canoe club was trying to engineer some sort of paintball bug spray shooter gun. I wonder if those nests are that low this year?

OCKLAWAHA

Wow... those things are dangerous.  If you inadvertantly hit one of god forbid break it open you could not get away fast enough....  I remember as a kid... we were riding bikes along the road and spotted a nest the size of a basketball.  Boys being boys we thought it would be cool to ride by as fast as we could flinging large rocks at it.  You can imagine...
Those things chased us nearly a mile... peddaling as fast as our skinny 12 year old legs could peddle.  I got hit once but the slow guy got hit about 10 times...