Nudists & crazy ants: a potent Southern combo
September 06, 2009 By: almostgotit Category: crazy ants, humor, nudist colony
I love the South, don’t get me wrong.
And a few of us even managed to vote for Obama this last time round. Nevertheless, “Tennessee” and “Nudist Colony” have not been terms I would have connected, heretofore.
Rock Haven Lodge is a nudist colony not too far from Knoxville, and it’s no longer under wraps as of this morning’s edition of the Knox News Sentinel (which publishers, apparently, had to read it in Nashville’s The Tennessean first, before they believed it either.)
All I can say is, those folks had better watch out for the crazy ants. Raspberry crazy ants, that is, which were discovered a few years ago in Houston and are coming to get us. (hat tip Bill for the warning) Those of the nekkid persuasion should note that these ants are proven omnivores.
Sigh. Do I have to spell it all out for you, people?
The scientific name for the little beasts is Paratrenicha species near pubens. Which, while I can’t speak for everyone, would certainly be enough to persuade me to grab a pair of shorts.
September 6th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I hear the raspberry crazy ants are particularly attracted to electronics, which means those poor nudists could be losing their pool control system any moment. And that looks like a pool that requires a LOT of filtration.
September 6th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
LOL, nice.
September 7th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I’m guessing those people, by the looks of them, don’t know about butt kabobs….
September 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
@Dennis: You are very kind to point out this additional danger.
@Bill: It was just the obvious connection. Had to.
@ALSOS (Deb): I think you’ve hit upon their central conflict…
September 7th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I felt “dirty” just looking at the photo in the paper.
Not a pretty sight.
September 8th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Is this that shallow end of the gene pool they keep talking about?