RED ANTS inside my cell...read along

Status
Not open for further replies.

nRiTeCh

Oracle
Shocking isnt it??

but true.

I always keep my cell on the window rack jst nxt to my bed.

Today morning when i woke up and checked my cell for any sms/miss calls; as soon as i clicked to view the missed call it gave a sudden error--SIM CARD NOT VALID & also the display behind the words went white & the cell hanged. :@

I dint took it seriously & removed the battery and sim and put them again but same thing kept happening. Previously i was sleepy but now i was freshly awake and shocked. I wondered what suddenly happened to my dear phone? :O

And to my surprise if that wasnt enuf, hard to believe that some red ants were crawling on my cell. :eek:I blew air on it and they were gone. But to surprise they kept coming from inside of keypad and kept going along the display sides.

Now it was a panic scenario. I rushed to get all tools and began dismantling the cell in balcony.

Firstly removed the front panel and found 8-10 ants on it inside. some were playing hide n seek from the keypad. Then rest of ants were sitting alongside of my display & were running somewhere inside backsides. Upon removing the mobo, they were in dozens in the semi-empty area of the backpane & were hidden inside every chip they can.

Now obviously this was getting onto my nerves & i started hunting & removing each tiny ant i can. After 1/2hr of battle i was sure now everythings clean and almost 40-50 ants were either dead or homeless, :chair:i reassembled the unit and wat a huge sigh of relief, my cell was back on track---no errors whatsoever.:cool2:

But the question still remains--wtf ants were doing inside the cellphone?

I never saw or heard that ants attacking any electronic devices except some crawling inside/nr the cabby but thats fine.

What could be attracting for them deep inside?

We have heard that "Ek MAchar AADmi Ko HijDa Bana Deta Hai!",

but now i can add

"Ek chiti kisi bhi cheez ka band baja sakti hai"
 
  • Like
Reactions: sumit.sol
This is the sign of the battery leaking or going dead.
One of my dads old motorola phone the heavy ones had its battery dying every 3to 6 months. Dad used to keep the older battery checking if they were duplicate.
Since he never disposed them we used to fine red ants in them.
It is normal but some how red ants are attracted to charge and black towards moist walls or equipments.
Just my observation.
 
delguy19 said:
Its strange but seems must be some greasy stuff make them lure inside ur phone.
Exactly my thoughts ..well the juicy/greasy could be sugar syrup or cough syrup or the " " whatever.. ants just don't invade gadgets..Well its isn't like we see in TOM & Jerry movies..

eBro
 
ronit said:
wtf ants were doing inside the cellphone?
Sorry OT

hmmmmmm Thatz it call exterminator

--- Updated Post - Automerged ---

chhangte said:
Last week they went into my Friends D40 !
Well atleast their transport system is well managed.. are you people neighbors are they just knew your address..

I am just kidding.. Try changing location that should solve the issue.. may be the leather case or hand dust made them taste your phone.

eBro
 
Scary thing is they went "into" the camera one guy got stuck on the flash etc and they keep coming out , cam is now with nikon service centre .
 
ants are silly imo. i found them inside my corded landline telephone once. quite tiny and so small that they are almost not visible. maybe cause of dust inside which becomes moist during high humidity and is good conditions for growth of fungus which these creatures eat. I also saw some black ants in my uncles steam iron (inside the water container). So maybe those ants go to cultivate fungus inside electronics. :lol:
 
i had similar issue with my logitech keyboard...

it seeems like red ants like certain kind of rubber/plastic material used as a membrane in keypads and keyboards....
 
Well, the best use of this situation was in the movie 'Pi' by Darren Aronofsky. If you haven't seen it, watch it now.

Ants short circuit his super computer, just when he is about to crack the number that is the key to all life and its existense. Of course, in the movie he just may have imagined all that

Edit: Damnit, spoiler tags atre still not working. Ok, just select the white text below to read the spoilers:

Ants short circuit his super computer, just when he is about to crack the number that is the key to all life and its existense. Of course, in the movie he just may have imagined all that
 
Status
Not open for further replies.