Comments on: May sompopos/huge ants

By: Rudy Girón

Rudy Girón — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:25:29 +0000

@Sompopo, yes, almost four years have gone by already… What a trip, don’t you think?

By: Sompopo

Sompopo — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:12:44 +0000

Hola Rudy. I cannot believe it has been almost four years since I first posted to your site. It has come along way since 96, good job.☺

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[...] will sompopos de mayo [...]

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By: David Lewis

David Lewis — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:51:53 +0000

Summer of ’06, I ‘visited’ an orphanage and also traveled to a school of Child sponsored! For six weeks I was welcomed as ‘Familia’, both by the Orphanage and the Mayans local. The Wonders of God’s Creation/s were graciously shared! It surprised the Mayan Family that I indeed wanted to ‘sample’ the Sompopoes. What surprised, a bit, me, was their sweetness, ‘roasted’… because of the honeydew of aphids!?! As I understand, they emerge near April!?!? I hope to return – withOUT missing the ants emergence – in ’07… so need to more closely approximate timing; about the time of third rain? Timing different… maybe later, in Altitudes like Salama? Thank you for sharing. Sincerely, David
P.S. Hmmm… lemon juice and salt?!? : )
P.P.S. Strgazr… a Star Trek reference.

By: Holt

Holt — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:17:26 +0000

Sompopos de Mayo taste great browned in lemon juice and salt. I wish I could get some here…

By: Louise

Louise — Sat, 20 May 2006 23:40:00 +0000

You might also see a caterpillar photo at Saarbrucken DP.- I have linked this photo to the Weta one at Wellington DP.

By: rudygiron

rudygiron — Fri, 19 May 2006 16:24:00 +0000

Two things I forgot to mentioned, sompopoes only come out in May. They fly.

By: Lisi

Lisi — Fri, 19 May 2006 12:28:00 +0000

we have similar thing here, just last night there was a bunch in the bathroom because I left the light on. Good shot that you got, I didn’t even think about photographing them

By: Marie McC

Marie McC — Fri, 19 May 2006 02:57:00 +0000

Woo hoo! It’s Bug Day! (Check out Wellington Daily Photo.) Excellent shot! It’s not easy capturing insects. Great job.

By: Sompopo

Sompopo — Thu, 18 May 2006 15:45:00 +0000

I believe you visited my site “Sompopo’s Revenge” this morning. Wonder where I came up with that name? My wifes mother gave me that name many years ago because of my red hair. My wife and her family are from the city of Huehuetenago in the small town of Michocoy. They have a coffee farm there. As a matter of fact her sister and family are there right now as we speak. She is bringing me some clothes from Antigua. Small world isn’t it?

By: Nicola

Nicola — Thu, 18 May 2006 15:27:00 +0000

Great focus! Looks quite different from the ant we have around here.