Anthills at Glenberrow
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Anthills at Glenberrow
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 30 Jan 2008
Many of the undisturbed fields and areas of common around here are studded with the anthills of the Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus). This small, brownish-yellow ant nests underground but creates domes of soil above ground as temperature and humidity regulating structures. The nest can extend up to a metre below the ground. The workers are nocturnal and not often seen unless a stone over a nest is disturbed. They forage among the grass and cultivate aphids underground on the roots of plants to feed on the aphid secretions.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.026599
Longitude
-2.341295