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| Living desert - animals in Lobo |
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| Lobo is home to a number of ant colonies, lizards, rabbits, honeybees, and moths,
and of course, Baxter, the town dog. The ants are busy eating all decaying matter.
The lizards chase the flies. Baxter unsuccessfully, but happily and tirelessly,
chases the lizards and rabbits. A swarm of thousands of honeybees lives inside the
front wall of the gas station. They don't bother people outside of the gas station
area. Around 6 PM they become more aggressive, and it becomes dangerous in and
around the gas station. The neighboring farmers want the bees to stay in Lobo
because they pollinate the pumpkins and pecans in the adjacent fields. We would
appreciate any advice on how to get the bees out of the gas station and resettle
them someplace else nearby. A large number of moths live inside the buildings.
They seem to live off the wood paneling. We would also appreciate any advice on
how to get rid of the moths. Among other animals in and around Lobo are black
beetles that crawl through town during sunrise, "stick bugs", desert foxes, many
kinds of birds, such as hummingbirds, turkey buzzards, owls, roadrunners, and cattle
that live off of the sparse desert vegetation. A black scorpion was found when the
septic system was opened up and was killed by one of the neighbors. The chance of
encountering a rattlesnake in Lobo is very remote. The snakes generally prefer higher
elevations. Their bite is painful, but rarely fatal.
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