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Man, we had a SH*TLOAD of them in Luke Skywalker. I've NEVER had an issue with insects at roo, but the ants this year were HORRIBLE. They totally invaded our tent, and we took so many back home to Memphis. In fact, when we took the tent out of the jeep, there was a crazy infestation of them that had been hiding out underneath!
Did anyone else have an issue with ants? I'm guessing it was the rain, but I've never camped in Luke Skywalker, or that close to Centeroo for that matter, so maybe they were just in that area.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 18, 2009 17:07:31 GMT -5
Yeah there were definitely millions of those lil effers around this year. I didn't mind them so much though. Ever since the fire ants at Big Cyprus I've gained a whole new level of tolerance for them. But man they were some diesel ants at Roo, they wouldn't even die with a few poundings.
Post by dreamingtree on Jun 18, 2009 17:25:57 GMT -5
Yeah we had lots of ants at out campsite. We came back one day to hundreds of them all over the cooler - I think I spilled some Margaritas and didn't clean it up....... They were happy ants
Yes! We had many, many ants all up in our tent. Everyone kept giving me crap because I told them there weren't bugs at Roo... I was finally wrong about something. When we were taking our camp down, it looked like we had set up on numerous ant hills. I sprinkled some gold bond in our tent and it seemed to help with the problem, but it didn't kill the suckers.
Yea these little dudes were everywhere. I couldn't look down at camp without seeing one. I wanted to lay outside of the tent so badly because it felt so nice, but was pretty sure I'd end up with an army of them all up in my "battle stations".
On a side note, I wonder what kind of effect this has on our ecosystem. For example, there was a group of guys who camped right next to us from Ontario. Imagine those ants having the ride of their life on the way up there (assuming they'd survive the 13 hour trip). What kind of cross-breeding could result?
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jun 18, 2009 19:29:08 GMT -5
I had a few spiders, but nothing dangerous. I just grabbed them and threw them out of the tent. There were a few ants in my tent at times, but Monday when I started packing up and picked up my comforter and sleeping bags, there was an army of ants underneath. I'm just glad they weren't fire ants.
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 18, 2009 19:46:05 GMT -5
Yeah, as jhointn already mentioned we had a ton. We didn't actually notice them until Friday night when Julie was at David Byrne. Another girl in the group and I proceeded to freak the hell out and we killed as many ants as possible but they just kept coming back all weekend anyway. That same night I spotted a little spider which didn't bother me much until the other girl informed me that it looked like a brown recluse. Okay, THAT was when I really freaked out.
...On a side note, I wonder what kind of effect this has on our ecosystem. For example, there was a group of guys who camped right next to us from Ontario. Imagine those ants having the ride of their life on the way up there (assuming they'd survive the 13 hour trip). What kind of cross-breeding could result?
Dude, you could set off a nuke and the ants would likely survive. As for cross-breeding, those Canadian ants would start craving belly bacon instead of back bacon, and the American ants would all be like, "this beer is like moonshine, Eh?" , and start playing hockey.
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 19, 2009 1:57:32 GMT -5
Prollyso, I was in Luke Skywalker right by some dudes from Ontario, with a couple of brits in their group. They had a Union Jack on their windsheild all weekend. Were you one of the two girls camped next to my huge orange and white tent? I was the one southerner with eight other dudes from Philly.
Post by awolfatthedoor on Jun 19, 2009 2:42:38 GMT -5
I woke up Friday morning with my nose pressed up against the edge of the tent and I thought a spider was a half an inch away from my face. It scared me awake and kinda jumped back from it but it was on the outside haha. I'm glad no one saw me there in my most manly moment of all of Bonnaroo. But no ants were not a problem at all
Ant hills everywhere in Ferris Bueller. They were in everything but since I sleep in my truck and keep my food sealed pretty good, they were not a real problem. Some of my neighbors in tents had lots of little visitors though. Thank God they don't seem to like cheap whiskey.
I first noticed them when I was being searched at the gate. I got out and ants were all over my tires and door jam.
Ants are pretty bad at my house this year too. Probably something to do with all the rain we've had this year.
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Post by msfelithatsme on Jun 19, 2009 8:31:50 GMT -5
TONS of ants over in camp Hansel... found a bunch crawling in our tent, and a REAL LOT in the backseat of my car. I smushed my last ant upon pulling into the gas station in Florida.
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This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
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I have never seen a tick at Roo, but my first year I got bitten by some kind of a spider on the upper inside of my thigh, about 4 inches away from ... There are always a ton of little black ants and brown spider in BFE.
I had some kid run over to camp that had 2 ticks in him but he also snuck through the woods to get it. I gave him a cigarette, thinking he wanted to smoke it, but then used it to burn the ticks out, threw the cigarette on the ground then left. Didnt see him again
Prollyso, I was in Luke Skywalker right by some dudes from Ontario, with a couple of brits in their group. They had a Union Jack on their windsheild all weekend. Were you one of the two girls camped next to my huge orange and white tent? I was the one southerner with eight other dudes from Philly.
Hmm, I don't think that was us, but there was a large group of us that took up about 4 camping spots (we were RIGHT off 8th). I think there was only three of these guys and they kept playing some Canadian drinking game EVERY NIGHT. They had a wooden stump and you had to throw your hammer under your leg or something, then smack the nails in the stump. I have no idea how it worked really. All I heard all weekend was, "ting, ting, OOOOHHHHHH!".
...On a side note, I wonder what kind of effect this has on our ecosystem. For example, there was a group of guys who camped right next to us from Ontario. Imagine those ants having the ride of their life on the way up there (assuming they'd survive the 13 hour trip). What kind of cross-breeding could result?
Dude, you could set off a nuke and the ants would likely survive. As for cross-breeding, those Canadian ants would start craving belly bacon instead of back bacon, and the American ants would all be like, "this beer is like moonshine, Eh?" , and start playing hockey.
Yea, and the ones we took to Memphis are all gangbanging now, packing tiny heat, sporting tiny tear drop tattoos and chanting, "how ya like me now, gold teeth when I smile!".
i saw a real spotted ladybug. never saw one before. saw a fuzzy flying bug near my flips during wailing souls, and asked what it was. a bumblebee! they're actually fuzzy! spiders were tiny and scared of people. i saw ants and even acidentally left food out sometimes and they didn't immediately swarm and threaten to carry us all off! even saw some teeny little green grasshoppers. awww!
it was like a discovery channel cute bug vacation for me.
in florida, we have freaky buzzing beetles, palmettos the length of your thumb, jumping wolf spiders, wasps and angry bees out for blood, and fire ants that swarm on every scrap of food or human, and bite simultaneoulsy with a venom that in large enough amounts requires hospitalization. did i mention poisonous snakes? or poisonous spiders (black widow, brown recluse)? oh, and gators. angry, people-eating gators.
okay, the gators are pretty lazy. but the rest of for real.
we had about 4 hills right around our tent that we didn't notice until Friday. Toooons of those little bastards everywhere, but I only got bit once (that I noticed). I think we brought about 50 of them back with us in our tent.
Still, like flgypsymama, I'll take Tennessee bugs any day, especially over the shitstorm I returned to. Cankerworms everywhere and the typical Manitoba mosquitoes. The size of dogs I tells ya...
