Unfortunately, like so much else, they ARE out of balance. Natural
controls - the Texas Horned Lizerd ("Horney Toads") are endangered, and
in many areas imported fireants have wiped out the mative leaf cutters.

I'd prefer colonies of red ants and lots of horned lizards to vast acres
of fireants.

....sigh.....

RWS

Rusty Mase wrote:
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 23:59:20 GMT, Cowboy Bob
wrote:


You think so. So did I.


OK, I have not had that sort of experience so I have not had the
opportunity to be see their downside. They were common out at Zilker
Park but they seen to be disappearing there - just like the ground
squirrels that used to be very common out there.

Rusty Mase