Originally Posted by geordisjd
How would I know? Sure, I'm in Texas, in a regular motel, on the 2nd floor.
BUT!!! How do I know that they didn't come from CO with me (OK, they'd be hypothermic in a deadly kind of way by now).
How do I know that they are not alien bugs that infiltrated the border without a visa?
How do I know they're not intelligent creatures from outer space that are trying to communicate?
How do I know that it isn't the beginning of an intergalactic war between human beings and the vastly more intelligent ant-like aliens that have already taken over 75% of the habitable planets in the closest 60,000 spiral galaxies?
Those can't be Texas ants. If they were truly Texas ants, you'd only get pictures of them as they bite you, repeatedly. Texas fire ants are amongst the nastiest critters I've ever had the displeasure of encountering. We lived in Dallas for a decade. I still remember my then-4-year-old daughter playing on her swingset in the backyard while I planted some Azaleas. She starts SCREAMING bloody murder and I run over to find that she'd stepped near a fire ant mound that had literally sprung up overnight. They do that all the time. Left angry red welts all over her tender little feet and legs. Nasty critters.
Those ants look docile. And considering they are on top of the microwave, I'd just call them "condiments."
And as for your intergalactic attack scenario....
In the immortal words of Kent Brockman of the Simpsons, I'd like to be the first to say that I welcome our new insect overlords.