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South African Fire Ants

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The South African Fire Ants originate from the Congo Jungle.The Congo rain forest is famous for its gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephants as well as its native population of forest dwellers known as pygmies. The citizens and tribes from the area refer to these insects as Lightning Crawlers because of their bite and the sensation of their eggs getting laid into the skin.Many cultures used these microscopic bugs as a form of punishment and would hold the victim captive and spread the insects across their skin.The insects would plant their eggs inside of the victims skin causing an itching sensation that would last for about thirty minutes. They victim usually defalcates the 1-2 weeks later that will late hatch. Today these insects are still used as a form of torture in uncivilized cultures. Antidote can be found at various hospital located around Africa for extreme cases. Many people use mayonnaise and spread it across the skin to stop the itching sensation. =====