Evil and Vile

There is one part of returning to Texas that I absolutely hate--fire ants.  For those of you not familiar with the horrid beasts they are ants that are pure evil, they are aggressive and will go out of their way to bite anything and everything giving a burning sensation (hence the name) and they serve no good to the ecosystem.  Many people respond in a way similar to a bee/wasp sting.  I was recently reminded of these incarnations of evil when helping a widow with some yard work-- I stopped counting at 50 bites.  Fortunately I was able to take some Benadryl quickly to keep the swelling and itching down.