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Red wood ant

Formica Rufa

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Field Notes

Description:

Ants in the process of dismantling the old ant-hill and building a new, very impressing one. Foot wide paths were worn into the grass, like spokes, in every direction from the building site, leading both to the old hill and other sources of building material.

Notes:

Is the purpose of the sand foundation to drain away rainwater?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
JosefineJohansson
It would be interesting to revisit, though it was one of the biggest anthills I've seen, it didn't look anywhere near finished.
suzmonk
Well. That's pretty interesting, Josefine ...

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Scandinavian's Biodiversity
Mission
Hymenoptera of the world -- bees, ants and all their friends
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PublishedOctober 8, 2013

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