Thursday, May 22, 2008

Crazy ants invade Texas



I know this sounds like a line from a B rated drive in movie, but this is really happening. The Rasberry crazy ants as they are now known derived from somewhere in the Caribbean, and take their name from the exterminator who first discovered them, Tom Rasberry. This invasion would not have made news if it were not for the ant's unusual appetite. Electrical systems of all types are on the menu. From heating and air conditioning units to the home computer, even a report of residential main breaker box. All have been destroyed or damaged by these annoying creatures. Compound this problem by the ant's erratic behavior, which makes them very difficult to kill and gives them the second part of their name, crazy. With multiple queens and no certain pattern of colony growth, the Environmental Protection Agency has stepped in to find a way to contain them. Not a moment too soon the ants have been spotted in the near the Johnson space Center. Houston you have a problem.

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