Monomorium minimum workers at the nest entrance.

Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Forelius pruinosus carry excavated soil from their nest.

Konza Prairie, Kansas, 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
A disorderly pile of dirt marks the entrance of a small Meranoplus ant nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A nest maintenance worker carries soil excavated from deep within the nest (Aphaenogaster longiceps).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A nest maintenance worker carries soil excavated from deep within the nest (Aphaenogaster longiceps).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A disorderly pile of dirt marks the entrance of a small Meranoplus ant nest.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A nest maintenance worker carries soil excavated from deep within the nest (Aphaenogaster longiceps).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Monomorium minimum workers at the nest entrance.

Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Monomorium minimum workers at the nest entrance.

Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Monomorium minimum workers at the nest entrance.

Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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