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Dozens of the buggers! We’ve had some heavy rain and today after it dried up I’ve noticed quite a few ants congregating in my charge port. I’ve been plugged in and charging. Some of them worked their way into other nooks and crannies under the hood and in between panels. Not an infestation, yet… Probably going to get an ant repellent spray and give it a good blast, but just a cursory check to see if anyone else experienced similar and if so what they did?
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well that's just weird. Wonder what attracted them to it. What kind of radiation are you feeding your ants over there in the UK?
 

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Dozens of the buggers! We’ve had some heavy rain and today after it dried up I’ve noticed quite a few ants congregating in my charge port. I’ve been plugged in and charging. Some of them worked their way into other nooks and crannies under the hood and in between panels. Not an infestation, yet… Probably going to get an ant repellent spray and give it a good blast, but just a cursory check to see if anyone else experienced similar and if so what they did?
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Dozens of the buggers! We’ve had some heavy rain and today after it dried up I’ve noticed quite a few ants congregating in my charge port. I’ve been plugged in and charging. Some of them worked their way into other nooks and crannies under the hood and in between panels. Not an infestation, yet… Probably going to get an ant repellent spray and give it a good blast, but just a cursory check to see if anyone else experienced similar and if so what they did?
One of my passengers had to dust off 2 ants while sitting in the passenger seat. I figured they got them on them "outside"... but now i'm wondering if they are nesting/exploring INSIDE the car. We have a lot of ants in the neighborhood but never in our 15yrs of parking in the same spot have had any get into the car. Perhaps MME is a different breed and attracts ants?
 


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I've noticed little bugs hide behind the charge port door. I think when it rains the water drives them there.
 
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well that's just weird. Wonder what attracted them to it. What kind of radiation are you feeding your ants over there in the UK?
It must be the unleaded electrons they’re after.
 

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Every year around this time or earlier, we see lots of ants wandering around where they are not normally found. After a while they seem to all be gone. I think they are hunting for a new home. I found a cluster hiding under a trash can - on asphalt not dirt. A quick leaf blower blast got rid of those.
 
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I just had an ant crawl out from somewhere and saunter across my dashboard while I was on the motorway.
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