Anyone seen one of these?

[jerry12953]

The other day I noticed a tiny little critter wandering around inside the viewfinder "box" of my 40D.

It must have been an insect of sorts with a squarish body, two short stubby feelers up front, a leg at each corner, and two long rather graceful antennae
type things at the back - perhaps making up a total of six "legs".

How did it get in there? What does it eat? Will it produce vast numbers of babies?

 

[eyespy]

Sounds like your camera's got a dose of crabs - has it been on any dodgy dates recently

 

[Toothie]

i can't answer any of those questions, but it doesn't sound like a good thing.

Here's hoping it doesn't reproduce.

 

[PsiFox]

Had one in my D300.

Had to remove the focus screen to get rid of it

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=74753

 

[jerry12953]

Had one in my D300.

Had to remove the focus screen to get rid of it

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=74753

Did you find it? Was it still alive?

Mine's not causing any problems as far as I know, but its not ideal.

 

[Just Dave]

I had one in mine the other day, its gone now though

 

[jerry12953]

I had one in mine the other day, its gone now though

Perhaps it just curled up in a corner and died ....

But what do they do in there? Perhaps they're a bit like those things that live behind the tiles in the kitchen.:shrug:

 

[Deleted member 6629]

Have you identified the critter ?
Is it a book / paper louse ?

 

[Tulipone]

Perhaps it just curled up in a corner and died ....

But what do they do in there? Perhaps they're a bit like those things that live behind the tiles in the kitchen.:shrug:

How do you know what lives behind the tiles in the kitchen?

Chris

 

[hairy]

 

[jerry12953]

How do you know what lives behind the tiles in the kitchen?

Chris

It's just a hobby of mine ....

 

[Just Dave]

Have you identified the critter ?
Is it a book / paper louse ?

The one in mine didnt look like that it was very tiny quarter size of a midge or less,and dark but that maybe because it was close than what I was looking at beyond

 

[Badger UK]

Perhaps they're a bit like those things that live behind the tiles in the kitchen.:shrug:

What? Get lost man. You're telling me there are things living behind the tiles in the kitchen! That's an unthinkable thought and I really don't want to think about thoughts like that. :-/

 

[jerry12953]

Thanks for the suggestion, but no, its not a book louse. It didn't look like one and they "like dark warm and humid places with a good food supply"


Strange though that if you put "book louse" into google, it'll still give you shopping results ....

 

[jerry12953]

What? Get lost man. You're telling me there are things living behind the tiles in the kitchen! That's an unthinkable thought and I really don't want to think about thoughts like that. :-/

What, you've never seen them? They come out at night and go upstairs and .... no perhaps better not mention that ...

 

[PsiFox]

Mine was a Thunderbug otherwise known as thrips.Yes it's gone now.

 

[jerry12953]

Mine was a Thunderbug otherwise known as thrips.Yes it's gone now.

Funnily enough I was on the thrips page of my insect book when your msg came through, but it wasn't a thrip either.

 

[POSTIE22]

Mine was a Thunderbug otherwise known as thrips.Yes it's gone now.

I had one of these, it's gone now. They must get in when you're changing lenses and they seem to increase in number when it's very humid.