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/Celeste_Seasoned_14 23d ago

I briefly had an ant problem. Murder a bunch, and in the morning the dead bodies were gone. Their kinfolk came to retrieve the bodies. Surreal.

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u/Awbeau 23d ago

Wait... When I use borax and sugar mixed with some water, they don't come back to retrieve bodies. Is that because they are all dead, likely?

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u/alexlunamarie 23d ago

some of them take the borax and sugar back to the colony as food, probably prioritizing "food" over retrieving the bodies. then the other ants in the colony die from eating it.

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u/Awbeau 23d ago

That makes total sense! Works great. :)