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Ants nesting in a surge protector
Bionic Monkey
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So yeah... thread title pretty much covers it. I was rearranging some stuff, had to unplug something from my main surge protector for the entertainment center, and felt shit crawling around down there. After a moment of pure terror, I realized it wasn't spiders, but just simply tiny, tiny ants. Upon closer inspection, they appear to be nesting inside the strip, and I saw eggs and all kinds of nasty shit.
My best guess is there's a crack in the wall right there, and they found the strip nice and warm during winter. I'm gonna raid the shit out of that area, and buy a new strip, but after the horrors of what lurked inside (yeah, we took it apart), I want to make sure this shit doesn't happen again. Am I probably right about the cause, or should I be taking some other kind of precaution?
My best guess is there's a crack in the wall right there, and they found the strip nice and warm during winter. I'm gonna raid the shit out of that area, and buy a new strip, but after the horrors of what lurked inside (yeah, we took it apart), I want to make sure this shit doesn't happen again. Am I probably right about the cause, or should I be taking some other kind of precaution?
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Oh, and call a professional exterminator to check your house or apartment. Ants might be the least of your problems.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Yeah, the room's clean, and we don't leave shit out. Especially since it was behind the entertainment center, I doubt there was anything spilled back there that they were feeding on. We'll be contacting our property management Monday about the incident.