Mother Nature Fights Back

Last week the AP reported on the “Crazy Rasberry Ants,” and I thought it was a belated April Fool’s Day joke. No way could tiny ants be attracted to industrial electronics…what biological need could gadgets possibly satisfy in these bugs?

I swear to you, it’s not a joke. It is a festering reality.

Scientists are still unclear of the motive, but there is speculation and real fear about the dangers of these buggers, especially as they spread through Houston, moving ever closer to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The Crazy Rasberry Ants have already ruined sewage pumps, gas meters, and fire alarm systems in Texas. The only upside is that they eat fire ants, which sting humans. But for a nerd like me, a species of ants rampantly F-ing up the electronic elements of modern civilization that we take for granted is a far worse sting.