Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics
May 14, 2008 By LINDA STEWART BALL, Associated Press Writer
"Crazy rasberry ants" are shown Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Deer Park, Texas. The ants are throwing off the balance of nature as they feast on beneficial insects, researchers say, noting that even the hatchlings of the endangered Attwater Prairie Chicken are at risk from these omnivores. They're invading homes and shorting out electrical boxes and electronics by getting their tiny bodies wedged into the intricate equipment. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
(AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, 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.
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As I say in my blog post on this article, I've had ants infest my electronics, too, including a digital alarm clock. Little bastards!
See my blog post at: http://angrylabra...ug.html.