Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoTexas mom says police held her face in pile of fire ants, covering head and neck with hundreds of bite markswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1624arrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square97fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaretektite@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months 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-up4·7 months 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.