There was a pretty good amount and some were huge.
Ants in attic insulation.
These ants will also chew through your vents compromising the flow of regulated air in and out of your attic.
Feed on sugars carbohydrates and greases.
Ants will build nests where ever they can find a suitable area to do so.
Feed on sweets and proteins.
Your attic hosts some electricals including cabling for various appliances.
Nest in door and window frames particularly those damaged by termites other insects and moisture.
I hit them with some raid ant killer and got a lot of them but a lot fled the scene.
The good news here is that the ants are visible to you and they are still going outdoors to forage which means they will walk through areas that that you treat outdoors.
While it would be unusual to have an entire colony in your attic it is not unheard of.
This is likely due to the insulation comfortable properties for a home and also possible due to a previous inability to rip through nearby wooden structures.
They prefer warm regions.
So i was removing attic insulation and found some carpenter ants just hanging out under the insulation blown in cellulose.
These ants actively excavate wood.
Nests found in wall voids bath traps and insulation.
Carpenter ants have also been known to invade electrical wiring.
Light brown these ants are between 1 12 and 1 8 inch long.
However it is important to realize that carpenter ants in the toronto area are also known to rip through and infest foam insulation.
These ants are about 1 8 inch long and range from pale brown to black in color.
When carpenter ants invade these wires they eat through the insulation posing a potential fire hazard from short circuiting.