A peculiar video of an ant crawling inside a laptop screen has gone viral on social media, sparking both amusement and curiosity. The video, shared by a user named Aditya, shows him pointing to the ant trapped beneath his laptop’s screen as he moves his finger to indicate that the insect is stuck inside. "This ant went inside my laptop's screen!" Aditya captioned the post.
Viewers were left puzzled by the strange incident, with many questioning how the ant got into the screen. One user, Akash Manohar, suggested that it might have been an ant egg that hatched due to the laptop’s heat. However, Aditya disagreed, explaining that he had owned the laptop for four years and believed the ant entered through a port or gap in the hardware.
The video drew humorous responses, with users calling the ant a "free dynamic wallpaper" and making jokes about "bugs" in devices. Others also shared their own experiences of insects getting into electronics, making the clip a topic of light-hearted conversation online.
Here's how social media users reacted:
"Two years ago, these ants ate my whole motherboard," one individual shared, while another said, "New fear unlocked."
"Most likely, it did not go into the screen. This insect is probably an egg that was in the screen during manufacturing. The heat generated during laptop use helped it hatch. I had the same issue around 2020 and had to argue with Apple Support in India to get the screen replaced for free. They tried to blame it on me, lol," another user commented.
"That's a manufacturing issue. Poor hygiene at the manufacturing location is the problem. I've faced this several times with my Macs. Wait until the insect goes under the bezel, then press the screen there, and it'll die. That's the only solution unless you replace the screen," a user advised.