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Filthy PCs: The X-rated circus of horrors

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By Lester Haines 26 Nov 2010 at 12:54

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Mercifully, some PC invaders are purely terrestrial in origin, although that doesn't make them any less destructive. Ben Wilshaw whipped open a monitor case to find this...

Ants inside monitor case

...which on closer inspection turned out to be roasted ants:

Close-up of ants inside monitor

Another close-up of ants inside monitor

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