More than an inch long, scary nippers, great eyesight, great jumpers, stinging bite, fiercely protective of their nest - to the extent of chasing you down the path! There are several nests around our place!!
I know that ant very well. I have been bitten a few times and its definitely a nasty experience.
But, Rob, you'll be frightening people even more, as visitors I talk to already think that we have deadly snakes, spiders and sharks, not to mention jackjumpers. Ants that chase you down the path will be one danger too many! LOL!!
Ouch, painful. I was bitten by a bull ant a few weeks ago while out with the walking group. I stopped to take a photo of tree bark, and the ant decided that he would attack me.
@shutterbug49 Hi Debbie. They are a bit mean, but at least you can see them and usually avoid them. The FireAnts which have made it to Oz seem to be much, much worse!! And hard to stop them spreading too..
@onewing Mean beggars aren't they. And so painful - I hope you had some sort of antihistamine with you ? Luckily, the cold seems to knock them around a bit though and they're not as aggressive up here in winter. :).
But, Rob, you'll be frightening people even more, as visitors I talk to already think that we have deadly snakes, spiders and sharks, not to mention jackjumpers. Ants that chase you down the path will be one danger too many! LOL!!
Katharine