Nests of Allegheny mound ants (Formica exsectoides). Large mounds are made of soil excavated from ground and often covered with plant parts. Mounds ar

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Nests of Allegheny mound ants (Formica exsectoides). Large mounds are made of soil excavated from ground and often covered with plant parts. Mounds are solar heat collectors that incubate the eggs and larvae inside. Nests this size can contain hundreds of thousands of individuals.

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