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
A nest of Iridomyrmex purpureus meat ants.

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

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

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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