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    Why do "crazy rasberry" ants infest electronic devices? - Slate Magazine

    How weird! These ants detect and are drawn to eletromagnetic fields...

    Quoted: Electronic devices near Houston, Texas, are under attack by a species known as the " crazy rasberry ant" ( Paratrechina species near pubens), which is thought to have arrived as a stowaway on a cargo ship in 2002. According to the Associated Press, the ants seem to be attracted to electrical equipment and have been "shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers" wherever they go.

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