Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTexas mom says police held her face in pile of fire ants, covering head and neck with hundreds of bite markswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1631arrow-down15cross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldtexas@lemmy.world
arrow-up1626arrow-down1external-linkTexas mom says police held her face in pile of fire ants, covering head and neck with hundreds of bite markswww.nbcnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldtexas@lemmy.world
minus-squaretektitelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoI thought they bite to hang on while they sting you. Not that you notice the bite so much in that case but it makes them harder to shake off.
minus-squarethedirtyknapkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agowhich is also how people became so adamant that they bite and don’t sting. it’s a lot easier to see the bite.
I thought they bite to hang on while they sting you. Not that you notice the bite so much in that case but it makes them harder to shake off.
which is also how people became so adamant that they bite and don’t sting. it’s a lot easier to see the bite.