Ants and the movie Pi--belated

[calbert at pop.tiac.net]

                            One of the greatest economic impacts and 
> dangers posed by RIFA results from short circuits and fires in electrical 
> systems after fire ants move into circuit breakers, relays, motors, and 
> other electrical devices. Why the ants are drawn to them is still something 
> of a mystery, but researchers at Texas Tech are close to providing some 
> methods for protecting electrical systems from these problem ants. See their 
> web site
>                              at http://www.ttu.edu/~catt/RIFA/
> 

or see the movie PHASE IV


love,
cfa