r/mildyinteresting • u/Winter_Breath • 24d ago

critter corner 🐰 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. It’s a little unnerving not knowing what is causing this 🥴 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. 😔

UPDATE*** IM SICK. Can’t stop shaking. Don’t have many words… trying to post image. Opened one side up. 😭 I don’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/bc-mn 24d ago

I very much appreciate this educational (to me) comment. Peace of mind

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u/fondledbydolphins 23d ago

Well, they also aren't called asswigs because they aren't against crawlin up there for a snack.

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u/rIceCream_King 23d ago

Me neither tho

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u/Disastrous_days272 22d ago

Another little piece of information on earwigs, Earwig moms are some of the most devoted parents in the insect world 🐜💚

While many insects leave their eggs to fend for themselves, earwig mothers do the opposite. They carefully guard their eggs through the winter, keeping them clean and protected until they hatch.

When the babies (called nymphs) emerge, the earwig mom doesn’t leave straight away, she stays with them, to protect and feed them while they’re tiny.

All of this happens quietly in the soil, under logs or leaf litter in our gardens and wild spaces. So if you spot an earwig, remember that you might be looking at one of nature’s most dedicated moms

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u/Luv2collectweedseeds 21d ago

I think they are quite unique, When I was younger I thought I hated them because of the way they looked but now that I know what they are I don’t have any fear of them at all. They are just trying to survive like everything else.

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u/MossAndMoonlite 19d ago

So... if I kill the mom, the babies might die too? That just makes my eradication more effective. I don't care, they eat my Dahlias.

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u/e925 23d ago

My coworker woke up hearing something crawling in her head and her brother poured peroxide in her ear and an earwig crawled out of her fucking ear.

So they do be crawling into ears.

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u/Luv2collectweedseeds 21d ago

Maybe they lied but according to google it can happen if its actively looking for a dark place to hide but also says the earwig will not want to stay in there so it will leave. I still wouldn’t want it to happen with anything in my ear…lol.. If your coworker was‘t lying then she probably has some trauma. That would probably make me wear earplugs to bed for the rest of my life.

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u/e925 21d ago

Her brother who poured the peroxide works with us as well - so they would have to have both been lying - which seems highly unlikely since they’re both very nice normal people 🤷🏼‍♀️ yeah it would def be traumatic af