They are good ecologically, but spray acid into the wound when they bite someone
(Update: Adding video, comments from Forest Service, camper)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) A popular campsite west of La Pine will only have one type of guest, for now: ants, with a nasty bite that s best to avoid.
Crane Prairie Campground is closed until June 11, to deal with millions of thatching ants.
Debbie Johnson was hiking while staying at Crane Prairie Resort when she discovered the signs and caution tape over the campsite.
She said she s camped there before and noticed ants, but not like this. You know, not this big, and we didn t know there was a huge problem,” Johnson said. “I mean, we saw piles when we were here two years ago, but this year everything was closed up.
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The Communitea Shop sells tea-themed prints by 55 stellar creatives to raise funds for the London Chinese Community Centre
Melissa Kitty Jarram, Charlotte Mei, Wei Prior, Marylou Faure, Thomas Hedger, Kyle Platts, Jack Sachs, Alva Skog, Jimmy Turrell, Yarza Twins and Zipeng Zhu are just some of those involved in this mega project.
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A huge team of brilliant creative people have come together to create The Communitea Shop, an online store of tea-themed illustration and graphic design prints to raise funds for the London Chinese Community Centre, which faces the threat of permanent closure. Featuring 55 creatives including many, many recognisable names, the initiative chose the theme of tea due to its importance in all cultures, pertinently Chinese culture, and how it encourages people to come together, chat and learn more about one another – much-needed now with the spike in anti-Asian hate crime. “Only through empathetic cultural discourse like this can we stop