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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."

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  1. Re:Happens all the time Mexico by dotancohen · · Score: 0, Troll

    Meh, they eat fire ants; so they're not all bad. If you're lucky enough to live far enough north not to know what a fire ant is, well... good. I think that I live far enough East to not be bothered by fire ants. Even if I do know what they are.

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  2. The Redneck Solution by IonOtter · · Score: 0, Troll

    1. Set the bug zapper on the ground.
    2. Set up chairs.
    3. Set up cooler and fill with cheap beer.
    4. Sell beer to spectators.
    5. Profit!

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