Ant Makes Its Way Inside Man's Laptop Screen, Internet Says 'New Fear Unlocked'

A man who has been using his laptop for four years woke up one day to find an ant crawling inside the screen. He shared a video of the unexpected discovery on social media, prompting a flurry of comments. While some users recounted similar experiences, others humorously suggested using a “Lakshman Rekha” to keep the ant at bay. One person even recommended “soaking the laptop in sugar syrup” to attract the ants, while others jokingly referred to the insect as the man’s “new work buddy”. Another user playfully suggested keeping the ant as a pet and naming it Pixel.

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“This ant went inside my laptop’s screen!?!?” wrote X (formerly known as Twitter) user while sharing a video on the microblogging platform.

The video shows an ant crawling inside the laptop screen.

Watch the video here:

The video, since being shared on October 3, has garnered over 83,000 views and the numbers are still increasing. It has also collected over 1,800 views and still counting. Many quickly flocked to the comments section of the video to share their thoughts.

Here’s how people reacted to this bizarre video:

An individual joked, “It’s a prototype you created. Don’t lie.”

“Two years ago, these ants ate my whole motherboard,” said yet another.

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A third claimed, “I have experienced this. So please read this fully: Most likely it did not go into the screen. This insect is most likely an egg that was on the screen during manufacturing. The heat generated during laptop use helped it hatch. I had the same issue around 2020. Had to fight with Apple Support in India to get the screen replaced for free. They tried to blame it on me lol.”

“Did you get it out or?” asked yet another. To this, Aditya replied, “Can’t see it now but maybe it’s still in there, there’s no way to get it out.”

A fifth Internet user joked, “Soak the screen in some sugar syrup… you don’t want it to starve to death.”

“Ants are also fascinated by technology and thinking to permanently relocate,” joined yet another.

A seventh chimed in, “New fear unlocked!”

“There’s literally bug on your browser,” read a punny comment by an X user.