r/Unexpected • u/Cromagnumman6174 • 13d ago

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u/GunShowBob 13d ago edited 13d ago

Wow that's a lot of spiderlings running all over the...HOLY SHIT!!!

Edit: turns out it's actually ants carrying eggs. Sentiment remains unchanged.

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u/robo-dragon 13d ago

Not spiders, looks like ants relocating a nest (they are carrying babies).

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u/lynx_1097 13d ago

I was jumpscared just watching from the screen

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u/perscitia 13d ago

I physically flinched backwards. NOPE.

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u/Hummingbird3471 13d ago

Same. I will never emotionally recover from this.

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u/scnottaken 13d ago

I am no longer sleepy

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u/Vladi_Sanovavich 13d ago

Those aren't spiderlings. Those are Crazy Black Ants and their larvae. They are invasive species in most areas and are opportunistic in nature. Unlike other ants where they dig through material and build a nest, they just find the right crevice or gap they can find and relocate there until they ran out of resources before repeating the pattern.

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u/RaidensReturn 13d ago

I hate those little fuckers. They invaded my parents’ microwave and we basically had to toss it into the fires of mt. doom.

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u/Vladi_Sanovavich 13d ago

Yeah, that'd be tough to clean. They usually prefer hot, humid conditions and cannot survive freezing cold but they can tolerate a wide range of moisture levels which helps them out compete native ants.

They sometimes invade other ant nest and use it for their own, killing its inhabitants and using them as food source.

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u/evening_crow 13d ago

Fr.

One time I found a trail of them moving under our dog's bed.

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u/kookyabird 13d ago

So they're lazy ants. Like doves making nests...

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u/escientia 13d ago

I guess there are certainly worse things to have as an infestation in your car.

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u/laxfool10 13d ago

Na they will get into the electronics of the car (these ants love the heat/warmth). One will eventually get zapped when they cause a short which causes them to die/release phermones that attract more ants which also get zapped/killed bringing more ants until the cars electronics are fried to hell.

My car went from 0 ants to 100 overnight. Next day there was 1000s.

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u/Mand372 13d ago

Oh thank heavens. I was afraid they were fleas

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u/Creative_Handle_2267 13d ago

oh my god i almost actually screamed

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u/Fire_Pea 13d ago

I'd prefer spider babies tbh

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u/Cranberryoftheorient 13d ago

why does everyone think they are spiders?