Ants Dig Rock ’n’ Roll
Who would have thought that Rock Music would make carpenter ants destroy wood faster? Scientists have discovered that rock bands comprised of a singer, a couple guitars, a bass and drums produce a frequency of about 2.7 KHz that is both distinctive to rock music and that the heavier the sound the better the pulse. Apparently, the ants like this frequency and get most aggressive around a 2.5 -3 kHz signal. Wood that vibrates, similar to the wood used in electric guitars, attracts ants. Now here’s the kicker, carpenter ants will chew through wood almost three times faster when rock music is played, but of course their 3 times faster is by most standards still pretty slow. So you now know that rock music isn’t just noise but also an incentive for carpenter ants to chew through your house even faster.
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