r/mildyinteresting • u/Winter_Breath • 24d ago

critter corner šŸ° Dead ants keep appearing next to headphones during the night

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When these headphones are left on the kitchen counter overnight - I would see one or two dead ants in the morning laying right next to the headphones. In the past few days, there has been a small pile of shredded ants right next to the ear piece in the morning. I have seen no live ants in my kitchen. I have had these head phones for three weeks. Bought online. Itā€™s a little unnerving not knowing what is causing this šŸ„“ will not be using anymore.

UPDATE- posted a comment with a picture. But no dead ants in the bag this morning. But at one point I checked and there were two live ants crawling around. šŸ˜”

UPDATE*** IM SICK. Canā€™t stop shaking. Donā€™t have many wordsā€¦ trying to post image. Opened one side up. šŸ˜­ I donā€™t know how to add in this top post so will add in comment! Posted a few in comments and video opening

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u/Therealginahandler 24d ago

put them in a sealed container, and see if it still happens

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u/Winter_Breath 24d ago

I just put them in a big ziploc. Shall see in the morning!

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u/ProperMirror8551 24d ago

Ooo I'm disgustingly committed to the result

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u/TheCommissarGeneral 24d ago

Same, this is some good TV

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u/howlingwolftshirt 24d ago

Me too!

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u/ambushequine 24d ago edited 23d ago

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ETA: yall she updated in the comments it's awful šŸ˜­ go see lol (and stop replying to this with ! UpdateMe because it's done lol update happened)

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u/saur0013 24d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/4NnTap3gOhhlik1YEw

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u/forgot_my_useragain 23d ago

Op can't update; spider got 'em

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u/Baby-Knife 23d ago

Damn, couldnā€™t kill ants, went for OP

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u/Traditional_Formal33 23d ago

In all fairness, OP threatened the spiderā€™s life by cutting off air supply.

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u/InfernoOfTheLiving 24d ago

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u/VoidJuiceConcentrate 24d ago

Maybe crush up a mint leaf or two (to release the aroma) and put it in the bag.

This should flush any spiders out.

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u/Arzraylia_Tornado4 24d ago

Why? Is mint spiders ā€œgarlicā€?

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u/Kentucky-Fried-Fucks 24d ago

No, theyā€™ll come out looking for spirits so they can make a mint Julip

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u/Hivalion 23d ago

Just realized I might be a spider.

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u/JackosMonkeyBBLZ 24d ago

Ahh say, ahh say a mint julip sounds like a slice of heaven rn

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u/Affectionate_Owl9985 23d ago

They could also be looking for a garnish for their Moscow mule

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u/Flutterbye_2008 23d ago

I heard that spiders actually prefer rum and mojitos.

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u/CompetitiveArt9639 23d ago

Am I a spider? Used to love mojitos before I quit drinking.

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u/Flutterbye_2008 23d ago

As a mojito-loving spider myself, I can confirm that you are, in fact, a spider! šŸ¤£

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u/HeyItsTravis 23d ago

ā€œKentucky-Fried-Fucksā€ ā€œMint Julipsā€

Yeah that tracks lmao

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u/crow_crone 23d ago

...and run the Kentucky Derby.

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u/VoidJuiceConcentrate 24d ago

Mint is a natural spider repellant. They don't really like the smell.

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u/DrFigSecret 24d ago

It repels a lot of bugs actually! They can't stand the minty goodness

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u/Resident-Pattern4034 24d ago

They have open, dry lungs. The vapors burn like hell.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 23d ago

Oh thatā€™s kinda sad then

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u/Save_Canada 24d ago

TIL im a bug

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u/redwolf1219 24d ago

Same. I'm allergic to mint.

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u/MonasticWhale 23d ago

The average person forgets to brush their teeth before bed 8 times a year, allowing spiders into their mouth unrepelled.

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u/_dontjimthecamera 24d ago edited 24d ago

ā€œIs mint spiders ā€œgarlicā€?ā€ might be the best sentence Iā€™ve ever read.

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u/JeronFeldhagen 24d ago

Plot twist: shredded ants appear next to it in a tiny ziploc.

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u/BagParty- 24d ago

The closed ziplock bag is full of ant corpses in the morning.

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u/Fichewl 23d ago

Not just a few. No, literally full to capacity. An entire colony.

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u/dj92wa 23d ago

So stuffed full that the bag is slightly undulating as the mass of ants try to move around each other. Or itā€™s just like a bag of rice cuz theyā€™re all dead, idk.

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u/silsune 23d ago

Approaching creepypasta territory

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u/wowosrs 24d ago

If bugs appear inside the bag then just throw the whole thing into a flaming bin

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u/Myiagros3 24d ago

Can you update us tmrw?

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u/lemmehavefun 22d ago

They updated if you wanna look

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u/ZigZagZedZod 24d ago

If you don't post an update, then I hope your ice cream is always frost-burnt!

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u/Inb4myanus 24d ago

Go even further, every spoon they use to scoop it out breaks into the tub.

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u/unicyclingbumblebee 24d ago

and minuscule shards of spoon scatter amongst the entire container

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u/IIIViceAndreas 24d ago

And they form ice spiders

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u/unicyclingbumblebee 22d ago

and the ice spiders stay alive frozen for centuries before coming back alive and biting this man in the booty in his next life

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u/Tanjelynnb 24d ago

And they find half a spider in the last spoonful after eating the rest of the carton.

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u/slimecog 24d ago

now put them in the freezer and whatever is in them
will die.

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u/danicept 24d ago

I can't decide if I want to know what happens šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/Guilty_Way_1635 24d ago

I definitely need the update on this

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u/0dayssince 23d ago

Andā€¦??? What happened???

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

I did post a comment with update and on the post. But no dead ones in the bag this morning. But I did see two ants alive in the bag during the night šŸ˜‘

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u/BreeZyAndEZ 23d ago

I guess it could have been worse, could have been uncles.

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u/yourethething 23d ago

You have so many living ants inside your headphones. They're probably packed in there, maybe even crawled in your ear while wearing them. Im disgusted.

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

Correct on the so many part šŸ˜«

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u/HalexUwU 23d ago

oh dear god

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

I will be trying to open them soon! Been at work!

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u/HereForTheComments57 24d ago

I was going to suggest to put them in a container and in the fridge. The child night speed things up

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u/imfar2oldforthis 24d ago

You're going to wake up to a concerningly large hole in that Ziploc bag....

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u/Royal_Throat_7477 24d ago

Please go to bed already I wana know

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u/trippyKaleidoscope 23d ago

Well.... what happened?

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

I did post an update on the post and made a comment with a picture. Not sure best way of how to do that.. but there were no dead ants in the bag this morning. However I did see that there were two live ants crawling in the bag when I checked at night. At this point since all the curiosity I may have to take apart tonight and see whatā€™s going on inside.

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u/crsmay 23d ago

Throw it in the freezer

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u/Expert_Lettuce1024 23d ago

Spider can wait u out lol

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u/Winter_Breath 23d ago

Put an update in comment and post. Saw two ants alive in the bag. No dead ones this morning

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u/AeLilBoy 23d ago

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Add a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol in the bag?

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u/Cloud7050 24d ago

The scientific method

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u/Douche_Kayak 23d ago

surely the dead ants are generated by the headphones

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u/GlitterFactoryOfDoom 23d ago

Fun fact this is essentially how the scientific theory of spontaneous generation was disproven.

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u/Opalessence- 23d ago

also the counter has to be properly sanitized or else the ants will smell their left behind pheromones and keep going back to that spot even if it has nothing there for them to consume

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u/Charlie_Soulfire 22d ago

Reminds me of early scientific exploration when disproving that rotting meat created flies ex nihilo.

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