How can you easily get lots of red harvester ants to sting you?

[patrickhennekes]

thanks

 

[Stemmy101]

While I question your sanity, I would say the easiest way is to sit on their ant hill. That oughta do the trick

 

[pongdict]

Jebus is that you?

 

[MarkJ]

Assuming you're serious, grab a few workers from a nest (they don't create mounds like fire ants) and put them in an enclosure. You can antagonize them into biting/stinging you in a controlled fashion that way but they carry a significant bite that you'll regret pretty quick.. Don't screw around with their nesting areas, fire ants are out competing them and their numbers are declining quickly.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Piss em of.

 

[goonius]

Why do you want LOTS of them to sting you?

 

[PhoenixFyre]

I guess it would be like any other ants - just put your hand on the mound, I'm sure they'll accommodate your needs.

 

[Westicles]

While I question your sanity, I would say the easiest way is to sit on their ant hill. That oughta do the trick

Yeah, it oughta do the trick. But bites on the ol' twig and berries? Come on, now! Lol!!!!

 

[Westicles]

I was gonna be a little more fun with that response, but I'm pretty sure I'm on about strike 5 with the powers that be here, so I'm trying to behave myself

 

[goonius]

Pogonomyrmex are actually pretty docile. I used to play with P badius as a child and never received a sting, so was shocked when one stung my daughter when she was three and it apparently really hurt. This, oddly, began her love of ants, and she has been studying them for years since, with a particular focus on Pogonomyrmex.

Anyway, point being: You do have to really antagonize them to get them to sting you. But lots of stings, depending on the specific species (is the OP talking about Pogonomyrmex barbatus here?), can potentially put an adult in the hospital and, in rare cases, has led to death. Their venom is mammal-specific. They can apparently sting a caterpillar multiple times and the venom will have no effect.

As was already stated, hopefully the OP has no intention of disturbing or destroying their nests. They are being out-competed by fire ants, and threatened by human activity.

 

[Poonjab]

I was gonna be a little more fun with that response, but I'm pretty sure I'm on about strike 5 with the powers that be here, so I'm trying to behave myself

If you’re on strike 5, I should’ve been booted years ago

 

[Westicles]

If you’re on strike 5, I should’ve been booted years ago

Lol!! Well, on that note....

 

[Westicles]

@Baby T, surely you can enlighten us here?

 

[Baby T]

@Baby T, surely you can enlighten us here?

I've heard making fun of their mother always touches a nerve.... failing that, use a shartle on them. That's bound to make them angry!

Op can you please tell us why you want this, you loon?