The Super Official Homeowners Thread

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Georgia, man... I couldn't do it.

yeah me neither, ha.  i've done my time in this place.  we'll see how relocation prospects look in a year when the wife finds out if she gets tenure.  we had like 9 months of summer this year, its misery.

I've killed a few black widows here but I forgot you all have scorpions down there    NO THX

scorpions are rare.  black widows are predictable in where you find them and they want out of your way ASAP.

the female velvet ants aka cow killers are the weapons-grade nightmare material.  you guys are definitely in their range so watch yourself in bare feet.

they look like cute, furry orange giant ants but its a flightless wasp.  they will wreck your life for 48 hours if you get tagged.  the females wander solitary on the ground so its impossible to figure out where they are.  seen 2 in our yard in our 4 years here, i seriously fear them but try to still let my dog/kid play outside and hope they never cross paths.

We have tons of crickets that get driven out of the field beside us, and grasshoppers everywhere, but they don't really bother me. Guess that's what attracting the spiders though.

that'll do it.  they won't mess with the hoppers (since they aren't usually on the ground) but crickets are fair game.  glue traps or homemade clear water bottle traps will get 'em.

I've definitely seen one or two of those here, heard they are savage little insects.  But yeah it's the fire ants that will get you more often if you don't watch where you step in the yard.