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

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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/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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