Houston infected with electronic-eating ants

**WillRiker** · 05-16-2008, 08:21 AM

Houston has been hit with a computer bug like no other: a swarm of ants that are eating through electronics. The “Crazy Raspberry Ants” are believed to have arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship, and are causing widespread mayhem. For some unknown reason they are attracted to electrical equipment, which is causing problems for residents in the Deep South. The ants have destroyed PCs in homes and offices, ruined pumps at a sewage treatment plant and even taken a fancy to homeowners’ gas meters, according to reports from the Associated Press. “If you open a computer, you would find a cluster of ants on the motherboard and all over,” said Tom Raspberry, the owner of Budget Pest Control and the man the ants have been named after.

“You’d get 3,000 or 4,000 ants inside and they create arcs. They’ll wipe out any computer,” he told Computerworld. The Johnson Space Center has reportedly called in pest control experts to make sure the little critters don’t start chomping their way through NASA’s computer systems. Although, according to Raspberry, he’s already seen colonies on the NASA site. So what should worried PC owners be looking for? “They’re itty-bitty things about the size of fleas, and they’re just running everywhere,” Patsy Morphew of Pearland, told AP. “There’s just thousands and thousands of them. If you’ve seen a car racing, that’s how they are. They’re going fast, fast, fast. They’re crazy.”

Source: AP, PC Pro

**Purple Dragon** · 05-16-2008, 08:28 AM

oh no my computer,i've got my magnifiying glass out ready ..

**WillRiker** · 05-16-2008, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Dragon

oh no my computer,i've got my magnifiying glass out ready ..

When did you move to Texas...I don't remember you telling me that.

**Purple Dragon** · 05-16-2008, 08:48 AM

i havent but they might get over here ,i have a tardis you know,it gets every where..

**Morty** · 05-16-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Dragon

i havent but they might get over here ,i have a tardis you know,it gets every where..

Tardis? Wasn't that Irondog's nickname when he was little?

**Jezza** · 05-16-2008, 02:40 PM

Wow, 5 posts and we've already called Irondog a tard.

**Purple Dragon** · 05-17-2008, 03:49 PM

well i would like doggie to be my tard

Makya · 05-18-2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Morty

Tardis? Wasn't that Irondog's nickname when he was little?

Well I've always called him a tard.

05-16-2008, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
WillRiker Lusting Over Leelee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,055	Houston infected with electronic-eating ants Houston has been hit with a computer bug like no other: a swarm of ants that are eating through electronics. The “Crazy Raspberry Ants” are believed to have arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship, and are causing widespread mayhem. For some unknown reason they are attracted to electrical equipment, which is causing problems for residents in the Deep South. The ants have destroyed PCs in homes and offices, ruined pumps at a sewage treatment plant and even taken a fancy to homeowners’ gas meters, according to reports from the Associated Press. “If you open a computer, you would find a cluster of ants on the motherboard and all over,” said Tom Raspberry, the owner of Budget Pest Control and the man the ants have been named after. “You’d get 3,000 or 4,000 ants inside and they create arcs. They’ll wipe out any computer,” he told Computerworld. The Johnson Space Center has reportedly called in pest control experts to make sure the little critters don’t start chomping their way through NASA’s computer systems. Although, according to Raspberry, he’s already seen colonies on the NASA site. So what should worried PC owners be looking for? “They’re itty-bitty things about the size of fleas, and they’re just running everywhere,” Patsy Morphew of Pearland, told AP. “There’s just thousands and thousands of them. If you’ve seen a car racing, that’s how they are. They’re going fast, fast, fast. They’re crazy.” Source: AP, PC Pro __________________ Remember, the shortest distance between two points, is a tight sweater!

05-16-2008, 08:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Purple Dragon Elder Monkey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,747	Re: Houston infected with electronic-eating ants oh no my computer,i've got my magnifiying glass out ready .. __________________ I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

05-16-2008, 08:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Purple Dragon Elder Monkey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,747	Re: Houston infected with electronic-eating ants i havent but they might get over here ,i have a tardis you know,it gets every where.. __________________ I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

05-16-2008, 02:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jezza HI! BILLY MAYS HERE! Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,028	Re: Houston infected with electronic-eating ants Wow, 5 posts and we've already called Irondog a tard. __________________ If you find any dead links in the music videos section, let me know. Thanks.

05-17-2008, 03:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Purple Dragon Elder Monkey Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,747	Re: Houston infected with electronic-eating ants well i would like doggie to be my tard __________________ I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

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