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Images of ant nests, trails, mounds, and other structures engineered by ants

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Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant nest in an urban setting.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA

The chaco leafcutter ant Atta vollenweideri forms the largest colonies of any social animal on earth. Mature nests such as the mound pictured here may contain several million ants. Note the cleared foraging trail leading away from the nest in the foreground.

Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina

The chaco leafcutter ant Atta vollenweideri forms the largest colonies of any social animal on earth. Mature nests such as the mound pictured here may contain several million ants.

Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina

The busy nest entrance of Atta colombica, a forest-dwelling leafcutter ant.

Gamboa, Panama

Ventillation tunnels on a mound of the chaco leafcutter ant Atta vollenweideri.

Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina

The carton nest of an Azteca trigona -complex species hangs from a tree branch.

Gamboa, Panama

The hollow stem of a Cecropia ant-plant is divided into chambers to house fierce Azteca alfari ants. Inside, the ants raise their brood and tend to mealybugs.

Gamboa, Panama

Overdispersed nest mounds of Camponotus termitarius, an emerging pest of pastures and old agricultural fields in northern Argentina.

Perdices, Entre Rios, Argentina

A distinctive thatch mound of Camponotus rufipes.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant nest in an urban setting.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA

Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant nest in an urban setting.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA

Acromyrmex versicolor desert leafcutter ant nest in an urban setting.

Green Valley, Arizona, USA

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