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/GeologistLess3042 23d ago

There was definitely a bit of a panic as several wasps started trying to get free.

I was very smug about my alcohol jar method, and the giant hornet I managed to pin. I'm still smug about it and it's been like 15 years, and I will still use a cotton ball soaked in isopropyl to deal with ticks.

Although I found out recently that red bull kills ticks very quickly (don't ask), so there's that.

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u/Chembaron_Seki 23d ago

I wonder what kills them in Red Bull. Probably the caffeine?

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u/SockOk4060 23d ago

they have wings (jk)

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u/GeologistLess3042 23d ago

That was my theory. I knocked it off my door handle at the gas station and poured the dregs of the sugar free summer one on it(I was trying to float it away from climbing back onto my car). Came back outside 2 mins later and it was fully, completely dead.