Crazy ants want to eat your computer.

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Slightly alarming, albeit my circuitry is probably safe here in the frozen wastes of Caledonia:

A massive horde of computer-killing "crazy ants" are invading the southeastern US, killing other species as they go.
New research released today in the journal Biological Invasions warns the aliens have wiped out at least one other ant invader, the exotic fire ant, but are also targeting local ants with deadly precision. More worryingly, if you're a human, the tiny terrors also pose a threat to humanity due to their predilection for swarming into electrical machinery in huge numbers and destroying the circuitry.

The beasties earned the nickname crazy because they dart around erratically and quickly, rather than taking the calm, sedate paths favoured by other ants. They are also referred to as tawny crazy ants due to their natty colour scheme.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/20/ant_fire_crazy/
 
........... were even considered a threat to NASA's facilities at the Johnson Space Centre, in Houston.
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EEK!


well, at least they aren't near me
 
Robert said:
Slightly alarming, albeit my circuitry is probably safe here in the frozen wastes of Caledonia:
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Came across those crazy ants a couple of years ago in a building, the light switch box was full of them, sprayed the box and sprinkled sevin power on every trail, no more crazy ants in that building

I would describe their trail as a zig-zag

I'm allergic to ant's, so I kill every fire ant mound I come across
 
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