Western Thatching Ants, Formica obscuripes, have created a tall mound in Sylvan Solace Preserve near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA

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Location: Sylvan Solace Preserve, Central Michigan, USA
Photo credit: © Lee Rentz / Alamy / Afripics
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