Sep 2 2008Ants Build Nest In Couple's Home Scanner
Some guy's wife called him to tell him she was having problems with their home printer/scanner. And, even after walking her through how to push the power button, it still didn't work. Finally, the guy comes home and opens the scanner bed. Hello ant colony! You know, I think we can all learn an important lesson from this couple's loss. And that lesson is this: No matter how delicious they may look, you just shouldn't scan sandwiches.
Thanks to Mr Tom, who has ants in his pants and loves the way it feels.
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Reader Comments
1. Chim - September 2, 2008 10:45 AM
I wonder if scanned images are covered in ant silhouettes...
2. martygras9 - September 2, 2008 10:53 AM
I have a similar story about scorpions in an iPod.
3. Douchie Mc Bagman - September 2, 2008 11:01 AM
That reminds me of my old ant farm.
4. SmokingGirl - September 2, 2008 11:05 AM
I HATE ants. Just, ugh, makes me shudder thinking about them. I'd rather deal with spiders in my computer over ants. Unless they're jumping spiders, those little bastards are pissy.
Did you know that jumping spiders can see in colour? Little fun fact I learned the other day.
5. James - September 2, 2008 11:15 AM
Good God...
Did anyone else notice that those are giant ants?
I was expecting the common house-hold variety black ants... Those are like giant fire ants!!
6. Tap - September 2, 2008 11:21 AM
That's just about the creepiest shiite I've seen all day.
One thing raises a red flag for me, though. The ants are only in the scanner bed? How are they getting in and out for food?
7. Icon - September 2, 2008 11:26 AM
@Tap
They aren't. They are huge mutant ants that don't need to feed. First stop, the scanner, next... THE WORRRLLDDD!
8. Ichigo - September 2, 2008 11:28 AM
uhh..i don't know how he could be so calm about that.
la la...i'll just video tape this...
if i found that i would have just thrown it away as quickly as i could!
9. el - September 2, 2008 11:40 AM
ugh, just watching that made me want to throw up and take a shower.
i couldn't even imagine finding that shit.
ps. why didn't the wife notice this?
10. JP - September 2, 2008 12:33 PM
@ #6 & #7
maybe they are some kind of "replicator ants" they transform parts of the electronics inside the scanner to produce new replicators...
ps. I know i watched too much Stargate (SG1 & Atlantis)
11. PS - September 2, 2008 12:57 PM
Anthil Inside hrhrhr...
12. Jay - September 2, 2008 1:08 PM
How the hell could you not discover that and not at the very least try to scan something and see what happens... I mean he's going to throw it out anyway.
What a waste!
13. anon - September 2, 2008 1:30 PM
OLD
14. James - September 2, 2008 2:01 PM
Hmmm... I think this is either faked or staged.
First of all, if it is real, the constant steam of worker ants going in and out of scanner would've drove the home owners insane.
Second, ants don't eat electronic or plastic parts. A simple power-up routine would've sent the lamp sliding across and squished most of them.
Third... Those are seriously giant mutant ants!!
15. Prophasi - September 2, 2008 3:00 PM
Actually, something like this has happened to me. I had one of those little personal label-makers a few years ago in the desk in my apartment. I took it out to use it one day, and hundreds of ants started pouring out of the thing. Tiny ants, not the kind that feed on human skulls.
I never figured out what drew them, since there wasn't any food in the vicinity, and I definitely don't stockpile snacks in my label-maker. I never noticed ants coming or going (and I worked from home at the time), so I think they survived in there on something. Maybe something common to print devices, but in this case they were confined to the scanner bed, it looks like.
And since I know you're all worried.... the label-maker still works.
16. stickyarmadillo - September 2, 2008 3:23 PM
These are just once captive ant farm ants that some one let free and now they are just trying to feel like they are home again. Have a heart.
17. iota1 - September 2, 2008 3:42 PM
1.Those white things are to big to be eggs, they're pupa.
2. I have seen ants nest in some odd places (long story).
3. Cockroaches AND ANTS are known to eat the glue on circuit boards and wire sheathing.
Any questions should be directed to E.O. Wilson.
18. SCANTS!! - September 2, 2008 4:54 PM
AHHHH SCANTS!!!
19. Yossarian - September 2, 2008 6:49 PM
burn those SOBs
20. chaosthirteen - September 2, 2008 9:11 PM
Hope they aren't a violent type of ant. He probably pissed them off something good when he lifted the scanner top.
21. RM - September 2, 2008 11:21 PM
Few things, one, greatest ant farm ever. Two, beat my ant farm (dead squirrel outside). Three I hope they can figure out a way to scan it with ants intact.
22. Justo - September 3, 2008 12:12 AM
Ehhhh, the reason you don't see them anywhere else around the comp is because those are carpenter ants, and if they have made it into your house then they are eating away at the wooden structure. I'd be freaking the shit out cause of all the damage that the other 100 of them are doing to my home...
23. Justo - September 3, 2008 1:10 AM
This reminds me of putting cheese in my ass.
24. Ambarina - September 3, 2008 1:19 AM
Daaamn...
That gave me the willies!!
I feel all tingly inside... awfull... but great at the same time.
25. Dan - September 3, 2008 2:52 AM
turn it on...... Turn It On......TURN IT ON!!! DO IT!!! PUSH THE GOD DAMN BUTTON!!!
26. Marco - September 3, 2008 8:42 AM
I had the same thing in my DVD Player! There taking over the worlds electronics!! Run!!!!!!!
27. Soliud - January 16, 2009 6:01 PM
HOLY SHIT!!!!... I have the same f***ing scanner! *checks scanner* O.k... their in there...
It must come with ants included like an added bonus!
It's an Epson stylus DX3850 for anyone what wants free ants! now would some one please get me Ripley and some Colonial marines to sort this shit out!