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Swarming Ants Destroy Electronics in Texas

Posted by timothy on from the where's-tiny-ender-when-you-need-him dept.

AntOverlords writes "Voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers. They have ruined pumps at sewage pumping stations, fouled computers and at least one homeowner's gas meter, and caused fire alarms to malfunction. They have been spotted at NASA's Johnson Space Center and close to Hobby Airport, though they haven't caused any major problems there yet."

2 of 328 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It was only a matter of time ... by failedlogic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Is that a ..... WMD? Well at least we found one!

  2. Re:Ob. post by gnick · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Pfft. Texans know nothing of ant troubles. Ever since the Trinity tests, we New Mexicans have had real difficulty. For those of you unfamiliar with the ant problems plaguing New Mexico, you may want to check out this documentary.

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