They certainly have in the past:
"The term 'bug' was first used by Grace Hopper on September 9th, 1945 when
a real bug, a moth, short-circuited an early computer on relay number 70
Panel F,
of the MARK II Aiken Relay Calculator, in the Harvard University. "
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_term_'computer_bug'
Karen Tellefsen - Electrical Testing
Alpha / 109 Corporate Blvd./ S. Plainfield, NJ 07080
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Date: 09/19/2013 09:05 AM
Subject: [TN] Bug / Insects skeletal
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Can the remains of Insects/Bugs skeletal on the surface of a motherboard
cause a functional failure before they died?
Victor,
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