Not really quite related to the topic but close. It's about what i found in my Atari STE. I hope you don't mind.
Back when I was still living in Papua New Guinea, I had an STE that I had been using for a few months. I was doing school work when all of a sudden smoke started to come out from the top of the computer. Then a loud *pop*. I was sure my beloved STE was a goner. As I rushed for the power switch at the back, I was surprised to see the computer was still running.
I opened the case waiting to see burnt circuits and a lot of damage but to my surprise there was a small gecko (a kinda lizard) all burnt up laying on top of the PSU. I have no idea how it got there and how long it had been there. Luckily no damage had been done.
Joshua.