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From: N_Cook on 27 Jun 2010 02:59 Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. Apparently these ants have stowed away on planes and taken up residence in airports in S USA states , infesting computers in air traffic systems etc. No mention in the program why jungle creatures have electric charge sensors in their antenna (stated in the narration) but they naturally home in on live circuit boards apparently and then swarm all over, causing mayhem. Anyone have any operational experience of pc failure due to swarms of fire ants ? -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://diverse.4mg.com/index.htm
From: DaveC on 27 Jun 2010 04:12 > Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England Which show? On the Beeb? Thanks, Dave
From: N_Cook on 27 Jun 2010 04:37 DaveC <invalid(a)invalid.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C84C55EC0120A490B01AD9AF(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. > > > Diverse Devices, Southampton, England > > Which show? On the Beeb? > > Thanks, > Dave > The "queen bee" was quite impressive http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gkrm2 Synopsis This documentary reveals the awe-inspiring world of animal swarms, discovering what happens when superswarms invade people's lives and, using the latest camera techniques, going to the heart of the swarm to reveal how the creatures therein view our world. Real-life footage from camcorders and mobile phones captures the amazing impact they can have. Killer bees mount an attack on an international football match in Costa Rica; in the US the Illinois River boils with leaping silver carp, an alien species that has hijacked the river, smashing into boats and injuring people. In South Australia a sea of mice raids farms, consuming and destroying in their millions on a scale that defies belief. The largest swarm on Earth erupts from Lake Victoria: trillions of flies blanket villages but the locals have learnt to turn the swarm into a highly nutritious fly burger. In Rome, cameras fly alongside ten million starlings, the largest swarm in Europe. Their mesmeric waves stop many residents in their tracks, but as they roost they smother the city in tons of excrement. One man has learnt to control the ultimate swarm. He has become their 'queen bee' with startling results, learning to control what most people fear and to understand one of the most incredible forces of nature. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://diverse.4mg.com/index.htm
From: Meat Plow on 27 Jun 2010 11:36 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:59:49 +0100, N_Cook ǝʇoɹʍ: > Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. Apparently these ants > have stowed away on planes and taken up residence in airports in S USA > states , infesting computers in air traffic systems etc. No mention in > the program why jungle creatures have electric charge sensors in their > antenna (stated in the narration) but they naturally home in on live > circuit boards apparently and then swarm all over, causing mayhem. > Anyone have any operational experience of pc failure due to swarms of > fire ants ? I purchased an Anteater for insurance against a fire ant attack on my electronics.
From: William Sommerwerck on 27 Jun 2010 11:44
>> Watched a nature TV prog on swarming behavior. Apparently these >> ants have stowed away on planes and taken up residence in airports >> in S USA states, infesting computers in air traffic systems, etc. No >> mention in the program why jungle creatures have electric-charge >> sensors in their antenna (stated in the narration) but they naturally >> home in on live circuit boards apparently and then swarm all over, >> causing mayhem. Anyone have any operational experience of PC >> failure due to swarms of fire ants? > I purchased an anteater for insurance against a fire ant attack on my > electronics. But won't the anteater's saliva leave conductive traces on the board? These could cause anything from minor problems to catastrophic failure. |