"jammer" wrote in message
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On Thu, 05 Jun 2003 16:06:38 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
wrote:

Or toads. Most of them won't survive; I
was simply hoping to add a bit to the stock
locally. We lose so much wildlife around here
due to fire ants it's nice to help replenish some
species.

Gail
San Antonio TX

Lose wildlife due to fire ants? What do you mean? I am
also in Texas.

Hmm, I did make that a strong assertion, didn't
I?

Here are some sites that have info. on imported
fireants:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/w...s/fireants.htm
http://agnews.tamu.edu/fireants/index.htm

I suppose the jury is still out, but until we have
really good research, I will assume fireants
"simplify the environment" and do my best to
contribute to a more diverse environment.

Besides, frogs & toads are a heckuva lot
cuter than a fire ant.

Gail