bout 140 deg+ w/no ventilation fans, nor ridge-vents, and you only allow yo urself 5-8 min at most. One such journey, was in an attic with scissor-trus ses that allow a cathedral ceiling in the room below. There was at most a 2
4" clearance at the peak, by about 30" wide in a triangular space (not squa re truss access), but I had to get to the other side of the house for wirin g. As I crawled thru, I noticed a carpenter ant nest in the batt insulation where I needed to pass. I figured I could go over them with 4-5 inches cle arance and did so successfully. After I finished my wiring, I had to go bac k thru the same pathway. Well, by then, my vibrations after having gone ove r them the 1st time, had seriously agitated them. By now, my breathing was labored and it is afternoon hot-sun time, and I have to get out since I hav e spent my precious time slot away. Somehow, I was able to slowly crawl wit h only my hands and toes on the rafters, while there was by now about a hun dred or so of them in an agitated 'bite-him-now' mood. I did make it to coo ler pastures and never dared to do that again. If they had gotten to me, I probably would have just jumped thru the drywall ceiling and told the custo mer that the ants overpowered me. Enjoy.I'm sure you've had others tell you that you're "distasteful" also. (zing) ~:-)
A few times I've had carpenter ant problems too. Don't be too sure they did n't do any damage. Maybe not enough to cause structural damage but you can bet that if you opened the drywall in that area you'd, at the minimum, see gouged out "trails" in the wall studs. On jobs, I've even seen them leave t rails in the drywall. Might even find some of their little carpenter tools they left behind.