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Posted by: JongWK Jul 20 2006, 07:49 PM
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS02/607170317/1009
http://cmsimg.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DS&Date=20060717&Category=NEWS02&ArtNo=607170317&Ref
That's it. The UB will rise from Alabama instead of California. 
Posted by: James McMurray Jul 20 2006, 07:54 PM
Posted by: Tanka Jul 20 2006, 07:56 PM
I could've sworn it was Utah or Idaho or somewhere, not California.
Still, though. Alabama. That doesn't really surprise me.
Posted by: Cynic project Jul 20 2006, 08:02 PM
See proof there is not global warming!...Wait I think we need to look at this as proof of global warming 
Posted by: El_Machinae Jul 20 2006, 08:16 PM
Welcome to evolution, boys.
(My that topic looks familiar)
Posted by: BookWyrm Jul 21 2006, 02:20 AM
Still, the "super-hive" has to be bigger, due to the fact that the queens must separate themselves from each other. That's something, at least.
Posted by: ShadowDragon8685 Jul 21 2006, 03:57 AM
This won't be a problem. Most states consider a Flamethrower as an "Agriculutral implement", and now we know why.
It's so farmers can cover super-hives in flaming napalm.
Posted by: torzzzzz Jul 21 2006, 09:03 AM
Wow not good if you are allergic, if this is on the increase i am getting a beekeepers suit!
torz x
Posted by: Lindt Jul 21 2006, 03:38 PM
"Uhh, Jimbo?"
"Yea Ray?"
"We are gonna need more Raid..."
"Yep."
Posted by: El_Machinae Jul 21 2006, 03:40 PM
They're in Georgia too!
A hive 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide
http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5138212
Posted by: Moon-Hawk Jul 21 2006, 03:40 PM
For some reason I'm picturing a hand grenade with the words "Bug Bomb" hand-written on the side.
Posted by: JesterX Jul 21 2006, 04:36 PM
And I thought I had a *HUGE* wasps problems last year with my 1 to 10 inches nests all around my house .... I guess that I was lucky... ^_^
I've not seen much this year however... I had (so far) only 1 nest that is empty from last year and another one that is smaller than a golf ball...
And I'm living in Quebec... I guess that's not related to temperature...
That puts me in the mood to re-read Burning Bright again... ^_^
Posted by: the_dunner Jul 21 2006, 04:39 PM
That's just ... /shudder.
Posted by: El_Machinae Jul 22 2006, 01:31 AM
Luckily we're still at a stage where body-armour and gasoline are effective weapons!
Posted by: Nikoli Jul 22 2006, 02:04 AM
Heaven help us when they start their cults...
Posted by: emo samurai Jul 22 2006, 02:37 AM
| QUOTE (El_Machinae) |
| They're in Georgia too! A hive 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide http://www.wtoc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5138212 |
I keep expecting that thing to grow eyes.
Posted by: ShadowDragon8685 Jul 23 2006, 12:04 AM
Yep. Now you need the gasoline and body armor.
Posted by: underaneonhalo Jul 23 2006, 08:17 PM
You know I've always wanted to live someplace a little cooler, anyone want to buy some georgia real estate? 
It's funny though, last year yellow jackets around my place were unusually aggresive, this year I haven't seen a one... oh god they must be plotting...
Posted by: torzzzzz Jul 23 2006, 08:32 PM
This i assume must be a US thing as we don't get them in the UK, we do have problems with wasps but I have never seen anything as big as that.
Well the thing to worry about is if they do have a plan we are screwed!
torz x
Posted by: underaneonhalo Jul 24 2006, 02:16 AM
| QUOTE (torzzzzz) |
| This i assume must be a US thing as we don't get them in the UK, we do have problems with wasps but I have never seen anything as big as that. Well the thing to worry about is if they do have a plan we are screwed! torz x |
Yellow jackets can be pretty annoying this side of the pond but http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1025_021025_GiantHornets.html.
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jul 24 2006, 02:57 AM
| QUOTE (underaneonhalo) |
| You know I've always wanted to live someplace a little cooler, anyone want to buy some georgia real estate? |
One of the reason why I moved up to DC. Yeah, DC can get hot too, but it's still cooler than Atlanta and when the city shuts down in the winter due to snow, at least there's actually snow and not the single snowflake. hehe.
Posted by: underaneonhalo Jul 24 2006, 05:42 AM
| QUOTE (PBTHHHHT) |
| ...when the city shuts down in the winter due to snow, at least there's actually snow and not the single snowflake... |
If only you were joking...
Posted by: torzzzzz Jul 24 2006, 09:13 AM
| QUOTE (underaneonhalo) |
| [Yellow jackets can be pretty annoying this side of the pond but http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1025_021025_GiantHornets.html. |
nooooooo!
I must admit I hate the dam things! Not much insect wise disturbs me but carnivorous, parasitic, stinging ones I am not too good with!
like I said its armour plated bee suits!
torz x
Posted by: Nidhogg Jul 24 2006, 10:34 AM
| QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Jul 22 2006, 07:04 PM) |
| Yep. Now you need the gasoline and body armor. |
What you need, my friend, is my patented Gasoline Body Armour®!
For a nominal fee, I will come to your house, cover you in gasoline, and set you ablaze. Insects will never trouble you again!
Posted by: ShadowDragon8685 Jul 24 2006, 11:00 AM
| QUOTE (Nidhogg) | ||
What you need, my friend, is my patented Gasoline Body Armour®! For a nominal fee, I will come to your house, cover you in gasoline, and set you ablaze. Insects will never trouble you again! |
Nor will anything else, I expect.
Until I find myself in the middle of Bug City, we can safely rule out self-immolation. Or even voluntarily being immolated.
Posted by: El_Machinae Jul 24 2006, 11:11 AM
Does capillary action work on wasp nests? I mean, if you put part of it in a bucket of gasoline, would the gasoline soak into it?
I would suspect they're water-proof.
Posted by: Snow_Fox Jul 24 2006, 12:34 PM
dear goddess, that's hideous. It makes my flesh creep.
Posted by: PBTHHHHT Jul 24 2006, 02:23 PM
| QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685) | ||||
Nor will anything else, I expect. |
Well, as long as one does not mind having bugs on their decayed corpse (even an extra crispy one). But if one cares about that, they have some issues they need to work out.
Posted by: JongWK Jul 24 2006, 02:38 PM
| QUOTE (Snow_Fox) |
| dear goddess, that's hideous. It makes my flesh creep. |
I guess it's a good time to talk about http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17
Posted by: torzzzzz Jul 24 2006, 02:40 PM
No ! for the slightly phobic it is not a good time!
Torz 
Posted by: child of insanity Jul 24 2006, 05:17 PM
considering that a simple soap/water combo will kill bees and hornets _very_ quickly, would it work on bug spirits? if you get a direct hit on a bee with even a soap bubble they'll die within seconds, could it work in SR?
but dear god that's a huge bloody nest. glad i don't have to worry about those... just drop bears and the occasional rabid roo:p
Posted by: torzzzzz Jul 24 2006, 06:22 PM
| QUOTE (child of insanity) |
| considering that a simple soap/water combo will kill bees and hornets _very_ quickly, would it work on bug spirits? |
Cool bug in a bubble!
torzx
Posted by: Tiralee Jul 26 2006, 01:19 PM
Moonhawk
| QUOTE |
| For some reason I'm picturing a hand grenade with the words "Bug Bomb" hand-written on the side. |
"Bug-Be-Gone, F%uck Yeah! Savin' the world every mothaf%cking day, yeah!"
My players now, always, take a case of the stuff with them, everywhere. If I'm going to do an underwater run, I'm expecting some ingenious pressurised container to pop up, filled with the stuff.
I will say that after seeing the pics, I felt a very strong urge to "kill it with fire".
-Tir.
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