When the ants go marching, get tough

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Texas leaf-cutting ants: They can defoliate your garden but don't eat the plant matter. They use it to grow the fungus that makes up their diet. ...



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Business calendar: July 7, 2009

San Antonio Express

Meeting The National Association of Women Business Owners, San Antonio Chapter, 7:30 to 9 am, Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Road. ...

wilkins named to usa baseball national team

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and Cody Wheeler (Coastal Carolina; Fredericksburg , Va.) are the only left-handers on the 2009 pitching staff. Blake Forsythe (Tennessee; Memphis, Tenn. ...



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Fun day trips around central Texas?
Q. What are some fun cheap things we can do in central Texas, coming from Austin? places like San Antonio, Fredericksburg
Asked by heather - Tue Feb 3 12:42:19 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Spend a day in Fredericksburg - Walk Main street and do some serious window shopping. Go to Enchanted Rock. If the bluebonnets are in bloom, drive Willow city loop. Go to the bat cave at dusk, watch the bats, then have a burger at Alamo Springs Cafe.
Answered by HijoDelSol - Tue Feb 3 19:16:11 2009

Does anyone need a babysitter?
Q. I live in Fredericksburg, Texas and need a summer job!!
Asked by alisoncheers - Fri Jun 2 14:38:36 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I would say yes, but I live in New Hampshire. If you want to work with kids try applying at summer camps and local elementary schools, a lot of schools have summer school programs or camps...also check the rec dept. in your town, they might be hiring. another thought... check the employment section in your local paper, or the bulletin board at the local library or town offices. I've been there...(: Good luck!
Answered by luvmI2kids - Fri Jun 2 14:50:32 2006

What kind of Texas snake travels in pairs with its head held high up in the air?
Q. My mom, who grew up in Fredericksburg, Tx, has always told me that when she was a little girl she once spotted a pair of snakes like nothing she'd ever seen before. They were enormous, several feet long. But the really bizarre thing about them was how they moved. There were two of them, and as they moved they held at least half of their bodies pointed straight up into the air, so that it looked like they were standing up. She also said that as they slithered - and they moved pretty darn fast - they swung their heads in circles so that they looked like lassos. She told me she'd always wondered what kind they were but she never found out for sure. And now, just recently, a friend of hers has emailed her photos of the exact snakes she… [cont.]
Asked by Jordan - Sun Mar 29 03:06:56 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Under typical circumstances, snakes don't travel in pairs... but during breeding season, there's ritual combat and courtship behaviors that could be described as you have described... BUT Without a description of the snakes themselves, there's no way we can help... can't really make an I.D. just from behaviors...
Answered by gimmenamenow - Sun Mar 29 12:20:29 2009