Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
A distinctive thatch mound of Camponotus rufipes.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A distinctive thatch mound of Camponotus rufipes.

Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants. These common insects make characteristic pebbly clearings around their nests.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants. These common insects make characteristic pebbly clearings around their nests.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
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