# Killer ants kill baby! :( **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [May 21, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458 "2003-05-21T20:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/1 "2003-05-21T20:23:36Z")
Uhh this is weird!.. ☹ * * * [SIZE=4]Ants kill sleeping tot[/SIZE] ![](http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2003230588,00.jpg) A BABY girl was bitten to death by ANTS as she took a lunchtime nap at her babysitter’s home. Rebecca Ramirez had settled three-month-old Autumn White into a cot and checked 30 minutes later when she heard crying. She found black ants — one-eighth of an inch long — swarming all over the gasping child. Rebecca called paramedics and firefighters but Autumn stopped breathing before they arrived. She was rushed to hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where doctors found she was covered in hundreds of ant bites on her legs and had a swollen throat. Detective Tony Morales said the incident was being treated as a freak accident. He added: “A child that age probably just couldn’t take the venom. These ants have a nasty bite.” The bugs crawled in through a gap in the floor of the home in the posh suburbs of south-west Phoenix. Babysitter Rebecca was taken to hospital and treated for shock — as were the baby’s parents, Aileen and Jerry. Medics believe Autumn had an allergic reaction sparked by the venom, which does not usually seriously affect humans. Fire crews exterminated the colony infesting Autumn’s home. Neighbours said there had been an “explosion” in the number of ants in the area after temperatures surged recently. Lorena Nieto, 26, said she was guarding her own 14-month-old son, fearing a repeat attack. She added: “It’s scary.” Deadly ant attacks are extremely rare, doctors said. Symptoms of anaphylactic reaction include swelling of the lips, throat, ears and eyelids. Stings from bees and wasps are the most common cause. Without treatment, they can cause death in under an hour. The Sun’s doctor, Carol Cooper, said: It can take many ant bites to cause a reaction. This is a heartbreaking incident.” * * * Heres the story… [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003230977,,00.html](http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003230977,,00.html) - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/2 "2003-05-21T20:33:25Z")
Wow… that’s really really sad… poor little kid ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/3 "2003-05-21T20:37:52Z")
I know, its scary how fragile a young life is ☹ - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/4 "2003-05-21T20:47:31Z")
dam ants!!! i steped on atleast 50 carpenter ants today, i am sick of them. i am about to take a torch to them. this is a really sad story, ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/5 "2003-05-21T21:01:14Z")
wow i feel so bad for them ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/6 "2003-05-21T21:22:22Z")
how odd. i just watched a special on deadly ants on the discovery channel about two nights ago. hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/7 "2003-05-21T22:19:49Z")
That’s a very sad story… the poor baby gone before it could do anything in life. The parents must be devistated… and that poor babysitter - she has to live with that forever ☹ Very sad. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/8 "2003-05-22T21:00:53Z")
i shall purposly go out of my way to kill ants everyday from now on… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/9 "2003-05-22T23:07:47Z")
:thumb: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/killer-ants-kill-baby/21458/10 "2003-05-23T20:25:51Z")
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