Large mounds produced by yellow meadow ants (Lasius flavus) in the New Forest in the UK

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Yellow meadow ants can be found in a wide range of open sunny habitats, including grassland, parks, edges of woods and clearings. Workers are rarely seen above ground. They feed on small insects and the honeydew of root-feeding aphids.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mike McEnnerney / Alamy / Afripics
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