There is a 6 or 7 story building in Dallas near where I used to work that
stood empty for several years (real estate, don't ya know). The owners
discovered that fire ants had infested the building and eaten the insulation
off of almost all the wire throughout the building. They ended up
condemning the building, although I think it is still sitting there to this
day.
Tom
From: "Lex Jenkins" <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've found that, for example, fire ants are attracted to neoprene and/or
> electricity. It's a constant battle to keep the li'l demons out of
outdoor
> electrical outlets, switchboxes, breaker/disconnect boxes and even meters.
> Sometimes they'll crowd in by the thousands until the sheer mass creates a
> short circuit. Sounds incredible, I know, so I'll photograph the next
> incident I see. In fact, I suspect our dock lights have been infested
since
> they keep shutting off after a second or two.
>
> Chances are cameras and lenses have something attractive to bugs. As Arni
> quipped, if fungi find lens coatings tasty, perhaps the fungi in turn
> attract fungivores!
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> Lex Jenkins
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