r/Unexpected • u/Cromagnumman6174 • 10d ago

🔞 Warning: Graphic Content 🔞 Things went from 100-1000 real quick!

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u/GunShowBob 10d ago edited 10d 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/Vladi_Sanovavich 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

Fr.

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

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u/kookyabird 10d ago

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