Description: SCP-2349 are superficially similar to Camponotus 
alboannulatus'. All specimens of SCP-2349 consume metal and 
have little need for natural nutrition. SCP-2349 specimens have 
mandibles heavy in an aluminum copper alloy. Their saliva is heavily 
corrosive, enabling them to effectively burrow through metal. 
Additionally, specimen born into the worker caste have a specialized 
organ at the base of the mandibles which allow them to generate 
enough electricity in a bite to weld ferrous metals together. 
SCP-2349's nurse caste has been observed making metallic eggs 
and filling it with a slurry of unknown composition, it is theorized that 
these eggs are an inefficient way of reproducing without a queen. 


The initial SCP-2349 colony was found in Singapore. Reports of 
electrical failures, metal disappearances, and unusual radio signals 
prompted Foundation investigation. Electromagnetic interference 
caused numerous equipment failures within 1 kilometer of the hive. 
Within this range instances of SCP-2349-1, metal beacons created 
by SCP-2349, were discovered, with denser clusters being found 
nearer to the hive. These retrieved instances were measured with 
an average height of 189.4 centimeters and an effective 


broadcasting range of [REDACTED] kilometers, the largest to date. 


Once a colony of SCP-2349 is established, generally in an area rich 
in ores and at high elevation, construction of SCP-2349-1 begins 
almost immediately. SCP-2349-1 is the designation for any beacon 
created by SCP-2349. These beacons are made almost entirely out 
of the refined metal waste passed by SCP-2349, and exhibit very 
few patterns in their shape. 


Once a relay of SCP-2349-1 has been built each instance will begin 
broadcasting an as of yet undeciphered signal. Each broadcast has 
been unique in all discovered SCP-2349 colonies. The purpose of 
these broadcasts are currently unknown (See Addendum 2349-B). 


When the Site-86 colony was split and allowed to construct 
SCP-2349-1 the two groups seemed to communicate with each 
other. To test this theory a D-class personnel was sent to the first 
half of the colony and was instructed to stomp near SCP-2349 
specimen and generally impede their construction of SCP-2349-1. 
When the same D-class personnel moved to the second half of the 
colony, he was assaulted by the only warrior caste SCP-2349 
observed to date. These specimen were noted to have formed a 
boundary around the colony in the direction the D-class personnel 
was going to arrive given the direction he left the initial group. 


After this event the two halves were merged once more and a 
Faraday Cage has been constructed around the enclosure to 
prevent any possible communications between the Site-86 colony 
and outside colonies. After the construction of these two cages the 
reproductive cycle of captive SCP-2349 specimen slowed 
significantly, and observed specimens moved as if in a daze lasting 
for three weeks after construction. The diminished re-population of 
the Site-86 colony was deemed acceptable to prevent any possible 
transmissions of classified data. 


Since the finding, and capture, of the initial colony only — infestations 
have been found. This, along with the stagnant number of 
SCP-2349 in Foundation captivity confirms their slow reproduction. 
While it is unknown what would result from allowing several 
separate colonies of SCP-2349 to produce SCP-2349-1 in such 
quantities as the initial colony, it is theorized that the 


electromagnetic fields generated would cause a complete failure of 
all electrical grids within kilometers of the core beacon cluster. 


Addendum 2349-A: All SCP-2349-1 instances have been sparse 
and minute in size compared to the instances seen in the initial 
encounter. It is theorized that the low altitude of Site-86 has more to 
do with this than the diet provided. 


Addendum 2349-B: On / /9 acolony in , Argentina 
broadcast the only deciphered signal, a sequence of encrypted 
rudimentary Spanish, to date. Unfortunately the colony was 
destroyed by wildfire before it could be investigated further. The 
transcript of the broadcast follows: 


Begin Broadcast 

Colony - transmitting 

Position compromised 

Hive destruction imminent. 

Queen's whereabouts still unknown. 
Please come home. 

End Transmission. 


Footnotes 
1. as such, all individual types of SCP-2349 specimen will be 
referred to by the caste system of ants. 


« SCP-2348 | SCP-2349 | SCP-2350 » 


to reveal a rainbow-colored candy that, when eaten, caused the 
pieces of the cube to come together again in a random pattern. 
Solving the puzzle again revealed another candy. 


Money entered: 150 yen 

SCP-261 Powered or Unpowered: Powered 

Item description: 

"Dr. Wondertainment's Amazing Bubble gum!" 

A small pink bubble gum ball enclosed in a plastic wrapper with a 
warning not to swallow the gum. Seemingly unremarkable until 
D-14376 started to blow a bubble that reached roughly 170 
centimeters in diameter before popping with a force equal to a large 
firework explosion. Strangely all personal in the room suffered 
hearing loss and concussions except D-14376. The room smelled of 
sulphur and sugar for several days afterwards. 


Money entered: 1,000 Yen 

SCP-261 Powered or Unpowered: Powered 

Item description: "Polyglot in a Can: Modern Languages" Written in 
Japanese. No list of ingredients shown. Upon consumption subject 
showed fluency in Spanish, French and German. Effects wore off 
after an hour. 


Money entered: 1,000 Yen 

SCP-261 Powered or Unpowered: Powered 

Item description: "Polyglot in a Can: Ancient Languages" Written in 
Japanese. No list of ingredients shown. Upon consumption subject 
showed fluency in Greek, Latin and ancient Sumerian. Effects wore 
off after an hour. 


Money entered: 100 Yen 

SCP-261 Powered or Unpowered: Powered 

Item description: "Coca-Cola" Resembled an ordinary can of Coca- 
Cola. Tasted like regular Coca-Cola. Can was revealed to be edible. 
Tasted like vanilla. 


Money entered: 500 Yen 
SCP-261 Powered or Unpowered: Powered 
Item description: A box of "UnSweethearts Candies", label in 


SCP-2350: From the Mind of Malinalxochitl 


Canon Hub » Third Law Hub » SCP-2350 


Item #: SCP-2350 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: A recording of SCP-2350 is 
stored on a secure USB drive in the Site-42 Digital Armory. This 
drive should only be handled by deaf personnel or personnel 
wearing industrial-grade earmuffs and earplugs. 


Mobile Task Forces Lambda-12 ("Pest Control") and Upsilon-4 
("Sugar Pill") have been jointly assigned to handle containment of 
SCP-2350. Upsilon-4 is working to develop an inoculation against 
SCP-2350's effects, while Lambda-12 investigates potential 
SCP-2350-1 events occurring in Vietnam. If Lambda-12 locates an 
area affected by SCP-2350-1, they will determine the radius of the 
effect and establish a containment perimeter around it. The 
Foundation will then liaise with the Vietnamese government to 
establish affected areas as wildlife preserves. 


The Foundation is currently attempting to negotiate with the United 
States of America for the release of certain classified files within 
their archives; if necessary, political pressure may be placed on the 
USA to achieve this end. 


Description: SCP-2350 is a weaponized memetic agent transmitted 
by sound that manifests as the idea of a swarm of mosquitoes. 
Human beings that hear SCP-2350 will perceive this swarm as 
attacking them, though deaf humans are unaffected. For every 
twelve seconds that SCP-2350 is audible, the perceived size of the 
swarm will double. Humans affected by SCP-2350 will suffer from 
rashes and other inflammatory responses consistent with mosquito 
bites. Affected humans may also develop symptoms consistent with 
mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. In several cases, patients 


developed a combination of symptoms not associated with any 
specific disease, but with mosquito-borne diseases in general. 


SCP-2350 was developed by the United States as a weapon for 
area denial and saw extensive use in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. 
The sound was stored on magnetic tape inside a mortar or bomb 
shell, which was then launched at a target area; upon landing, the 
mortar would play SCP-2350 until its power supply died. As merely 
being near these areas would result in infection by the meme, 
thousands of Vietnamese civilians were killed or driven from their 
homes. 


SCP-2350-1 refers to a phenomenon affecting sporadic areas of the 
Vietnamese jungle wherein SCP-2350 is produced without an 
apparent source. It is suspected that SCP-2350-1 resulted from 
protracted usage of SCP-2350. Affected areas are entirely devoid of 
fauna; the native wildlife appear to avoid these areas by instinct, 
while nonnative animals introduced to the area immediately flee. 


Discovery: The Foundation first became aware of SCP-2350 on 
30/04/2005, when Mobile Task Force Lambda-12 ("Pest Control") 
encountered the anomaly in Vietnam while tracking an outbreak of 
SCP-2810. During the expedition, Lambda-12 arrived at an 
abandoned settlement affected by SCP-2350-1, whereupon they 
discovered a mortar intended to transmit SCP-2350 and were 
infected by it. Lambda-12 were able to flee and report the incident; 
recordings from the settlement, analysis of footage of the mortar, 
and cross-referencing of external intelligence led to the official 
designation of SCP-2350. 


+ Discovery Log 


Log begins approximately 1.5 kilometers from 
the settlement of interest. Four members of 
Lambda-12 are pursuing a pregnant instance 
of SCP-2810-1 in the form of an Indochinese 
tiger. L1 is equipped with a flamethrower; L2 
with a net launcher; L3 with a tranquilizer rifle; 
L4 with a standard-issue light machine gun. As 
the team tracks the instance through the 
jungle, they observe several organisms 


watching them, though none of the organisms 
appear to be infected. 


Approximately 0.25 km from the settlement, 
Lambda-12 spots the 2810-1 instance 
grooming itself and moves in. L3 takes aim at 
the tiger and fires; however, at the same 
moment the tiger stretches itself out and 
avoids the dart, which strikes a tree. At the 
sound, the tiger flees. 


L3: Motherfuck! 
L1: Oi! Shhh! 


L2: No point, boss. Damned thing was off like 
a light. 


L3 sighs. 
L3: Alright. Let's track it down again. 


L1: Good man. C'mon lads, let's bag us a 
tiger. 


L2 takes point, examining the instance's tracks 
and leading the group deeper into the jungle 
as they pursue. As the jungle recedes and the 
first few houses in the settlement come into 
view, the group's audio recording equipment 
begins to pick up a buzzing sound". 


L3: A town! | thought you said this place was 
all jungle? 


L1: Wasn't on any of my maps, that's for sure. 
Say. Any of you boys hear that? 


L2: Hear what? 


L4: That buzzing sound? 


L1: Yeah. Hrm. Wonder what that is. 
L2: Whaddya know. | hear it too. 
L3: Mmm... sounds like mosquitoes. 
L3 slaps his left arm. 


L3: Yep. Mosquitoes. Sounds like there's a 
lotta the fuckers too. 


L1: Right. Safeties on. Weapons down. Don't 
want to scare the locals, eh? We oughta ask 
about the tiger. Looks like it ran through here. 


Lambda-12 proceeds further into the 
settlement. As they do so, it becomes 
increasingly evident that the area has been 
abandoned. No signs of life are present, save 
the grassy vegetation between the homes in 
the settlement. All homes are covered in 
copious quantities of mosquito netting made 
from natural materials. 


L2: Hm. Doesn't look like anyone's been here 
since 'Nam. 


L3: We're in'Nam, dumbass. 
L2: | mean the Vietnam War, Cooter. 
L1: Focus! Where is everyone? 


L4 stops suddenly and looks down. At his feet 
is a pair of skeletons; one is child-sized and 
laid out so that it overlaps the arms of the 
other skeleton. 


L4: Right here. 


L2: Jeee-zus. 


L2 kneels down and examines the skeletons. 


L2: Looks like a mama and her kid. She was 
running away from something and tripped - but 
their bones are untouched. An animal didn't do 
this... 


L4: Hey - you know what? Where are all the 
animals? All | can hear are mosquitoes. 


L2: ...so what did? No tracks either. Just the 
tiger - and that thing looks to have gotten the 
hell out of dodge. 


L1: What're you thinking? 


L3: I'm thinking that the animals ‘round here 
are staying out for a reason. 


L1: Lads. Take a look at that. 


L171 points towards the center of the village, 
before dropping his arm to slap the other. The 
rest of Lambda-12 follows his gaze and spots 
a large crater in the center of the village. L2 
looks back at the skeletons. 


L2: Maybe a bomb? 
L4: Not much of a bomb, eh? Place looks fine. 
L3: Dud maybe? 


L4: Should we check it out? Christ, what is 
with all these mosquitoes suddenly? 


L3: Tell me about it. 


L1: Let's take a look. Tracks lead in that 
direction anyways. 


The group moves towards the crater. 


Noticeably, each member is slapping or 
scratching their own limbs despite no 
mosquitoes being present. As the group 
approaches the mortar, the buzzing sound 
becomes louder. As they near the crater, the 
vegetation thins and the ground becomes 
progressively more cracked. When the group 
reaches the rim of the crater, they look down 
at it. 


At the bottom of the crater is a large mortar 
shell bearing US Army markings with an 
abnormal shape: the mortar is shaped 
cylindrically, though its sides taper towards the 
top, and there is a bevel at the bottom. There 
is an opened hatch on the side of the mortar. 


L4: That ain't ominous at all. 


L1: Knock it off. I'll go down there and check it 
out. You three keep an eye out for anything... 
weird. 


L171 slides down the crater and approaches the 
mortar. He examines the hatch and reaches 
into it, pulling out a magnetic tape. 


L1: What the hell is this? 
L3: Uh, boss? I, uh - look up. 


L7 looks up. The sky is clear, and no 
abnormalities appear present. 


L2: Bloody hell. 
L2: Run! 


L7 scrambles up the crater; he is helped up by 
L2 and the group proceeds to flee from the 
crater, dropping their weapons in the process. 
It is unclear what they are fleeing from, as the 


camera recordings do not show anything 
abnormal. However, all members of 
Lambda-12 are repeatedly slapping 
themselves all over their bodies. 


L1: Into that hut! 


Lambda-12 flees towards a nearby home, 
ducking under the mosquito netting and forcing 
their way into the home. 


L1: Alright - what the bloody hell was that? 
L4: A billion fuckin’ mosquitoes. Holy fuck. 
L2: Jesus. The goddamn sky was black. 
L3: You think it was that bomb? 


L1: If anyone could create this cockup of a 
place it would be the Yanks. Right. Focus. 
How do we get out of here? Look around, see 
what you can find. 


L2: | reckon we could cover ourselves in the 
mosquito nets and get outta here. 


L1: Sharp thinking. Right, see if you can find 
some around here. 


L3 moves towards the rear of the hut and 
comes across a bed covered in mosquito 
netting. There are a pair of skeletons lying on 
the bed, covered in netting. L4¢ comes up 
besides him. 


L3: Christ. Whaddya think happened to these 
two? 


L4: Starved, | bet. C'mon. Help me with this 
netting. 


L3: Poor bastards. Why didn't they just use the 
nets? Just get the fuck out of here? 


L4: Maybe they didn't want to leave their 
homes, ya know? 


L4 slaps his arm. He and L3 look at each 
other. 


L4: Oh fuck. 

L3: Boss! We gotta go! They're getting in! 
L1 and L2 approach, slapping their arms. 
L1: 1 can see that. Right lads. Into the nets. 


L71 and L2 drape themselves in mosquito 
nettings, while L3 and L4 do the same. 


L3: Should we like, go back for our guns? 
L1: Do you want to? 
L3: No.