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
A fisheye view of a Lasius neoniger nest showing the characteristic circular pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lasius neoniger

Champaign, Illinois, USA
Lasius neoniger

Champaign, Illinois, USA
Lasius neoniger, the cornfield ant, is one of the most common urban ants across midwestern and eastern North America.  

Fairport, New York, USA
Lasius neoniger, the cornfield ant, is one of the most common urban ants across midwestern and eastern North America.  

Fairport, New York, USA
The loose soil mounds of Lasius neoniger, one of the most abundant native ants in eastern North America.

South Bristol, New York, 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
Lasius neoniger nests are often marked by a pile of excavated soil.

Gainesville, Florida, USA
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