Swamphunter Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 When I went to retrieve my compact flash card from my Cuddeback today, I opened the camera and a ton of tiny black ants were crawling around inside in every single nook and cranny. Even in where the video card is. I'll bet I saw 200 ants. Very tiny though and they seemed to have tiny wing like things in there also. Will these ants hurt the camera or are they ant proof? I had absolutely zero blank images so I know they did not cause the camera to flash by walking in front of the sensor. Are these cause for concern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! I don't know Ken. Eventually I think they will cause problems. I'd put that sticky tape stuff around the base of that tree, or put out some kind of ant bait. Or pick a new tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! I will probably just move the camera next time I go out. When I went out today it was only to check the batteries and retrieve the compact flash card. I did not have a torx bit with me to remove the screw from the tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! swampy--i'd call or e-mail the company. I've had ants set up home on my LR but it is sealed well enough they have never been able to get inside. I'd take the camera home and get some canned air used to clean computers and clean the camera really well. Next time you take it out take a little sevin dust with you and lightly dust the outside case with it--that is what I do now and it works great. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! i had the same deal!...everyone you just said i experienced the same but i had more around 500 of them and they were agressive towarsds me and bit as well... i did what Tominated said and i put it on a new tree after murdering about 500 of the little son of a guns and the next week when i checked the camera i only had a few in there...and i think they where just ones that crawled inside of the camera...but your right some of them had wings...iv never seen anything before like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Re: Ants! Ditto what Todd said Ken. If the ants are getting in, moisture could be getting in too, I would probably contact the company. Have had ant all over our cams, but have never had any on the inside of the leaf river. Did have a few in the stealth cam just a few times. Would think they will eventually cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Re: Ants! yeah...i was wondering if they would cause problems but i dont know what they could do to cause a problem....there not going to eat any of the wires or anything to that nature...and even if they nested there it would hurt....but...i still dont wanna take the risk...i took my air compressor to them and blew out everything the best i could and left it outside for a couple hours with it open so they could crawl out and then i sprayed it with the air compressor again...i think i got rid of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeafWiper Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Ants! wow, I just had the same problem with my Cuddeback 3.0 last weekend. I tried my best to get most of the ants out, but without any kind of air canister im sure there are still some left. Because my camera is an over an hour away i did not want to take it home to clean and miss 2 weeks of pictures. Im afraid of putting any kind of ant repellant on the camera because of the scent it would leave. Any more suggestions are appreciated because i really would hate to have my camera not function due to pesky ants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Ants! did you place your camera over a nest ?? they might have been winged termites, just a thought.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Ants! [ QUOTE ] did you place your camera over a nest ?? they might have been winged termites, just a thought.. [/ QUOTE ] Man, I am not sure...never even thought about termites. I didn't look close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Ants! Like I said Ken, I would call cuddeback and see what they have to say. While the ants may be nothing more than a nuisance at this point and might not cause any damage to the cam, there is a good chance if the ants are getting in, moisture could be as well. Moisture in the cam could cause some serious damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Ants! thats not good...im getting my camera out of the house! ...i didnt look close enough but if they are termites...im not taking any chances...thanks Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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