Well, not terror really - more like slight unease, but it's the one creature on the block that I'd rather never see. Jack jumpers. They've got me a couple of times and they hurt. Here they are starting a new nest. I'm 30cm away - well the camera is - and I'm standing very still. Bull ants or bulldog ants also have painful stings and bites. Australia has about 90 species - the red bull ants here are quite casual when out wandering but near the nest are ferocious. It takes a bit to annoy the nocturnal carpenter ants during the day, but if you manage it, run away. I'm so glad they're not quite that big. Came across this bit of trivia while reading up on bull ants. The Guinness Book of Records names the bull ant the World's Most Dangerous Ant (on the grounds that it's killed 3 people in the last 80 years).
More usefully, the block received a most welcome 12mm of rain over 48 hours. I'm tempted to plant out tubestock, but there's also a week of mid-30s to come. Hmm...
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