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Flock of forest ants They clearly don&#039;t spend any time in trying to look unique...<br /> <br /> A photo more close:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/10616/forest_ant_movers.html" title="Forest ant movers"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/134/10616_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GFp2RK6ie%2BHTZ28E4pcawD1Pwqo%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Forest ant movers Two ants trying to move a stick to the top of the hill. But the stick was quite long and they where lacking coordination.<br /> <br /> Group photo of these ants:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10617/flock_of_forest_ants.html<br /> <br /> The hole nest:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10618/forest_ant_nest.html Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> The hole nest:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/10618/forest_ant_nest.html" title="Forest ant nest"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/134/10618_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7xHEAWeUsrUoyTJz%2FAoAsc%2FDP4Y%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Forest ant nest Lots of ants outside this nest to get it ready after the long winter break.<br /> They must have some serious amount of interior space under the ground to be able to house such an volume of ants.<br /> <br /> Group photo of these ants:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10617/flock_of_forest_ants.html<br /> <br /> Close-up:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10616/forest_ant_movers.html Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands" /></a></figure> Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Flock of forest ants

They clearly don't spend any time in trying to look unique...

A photo more close:

Forest ant movers Two ants trying to move a stick to the top of the hill. But the stick was quite long and they where lacking coordination.<br /> <br /> Group photo of these ants:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10617/flock_of_forest_ants.html<br /> <br /> The hole nest:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10618/forest_ant_nest.html Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands


The hole nest:
Forest ant nest Lots of ants outside this nest to get it ready after the long winter break.<br /> They must have some serious amount of interior space under the ground to be able to house such an volume of ants.<br /> <br /> Group photo of these ants:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10617/flock_of_forest_ants.html<br /> <br /> Close-up:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10616/forest_ant_movers.html Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands

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    A closer view:
    Forest ant movers Two ants trying to move a stick to the top of the hill. But the stick was quite long and they where lacking coordination.<br /> <br /> Group photo of these ants:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10617/flock_of_forest_ants.html<br /> <br /> The hole nest:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/10618/forest_ant_nest.html Formica rufa,Geotagged,The Netherlands
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    Promoted! Posted 12 years ago
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      Thanks! Posted 12 years ago

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The Southern wood ant

''Formica rufa'', also known as the southern wood ant or horse ant, is a boreal member of the ''Formica rufa'' group of ants, commonly found throughout much of Europe in both coniferous and broad-leaf broken woodland and parkland.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 3, 2013. Captured Apr 14, 2013 12:00 in Genneperweg 142, 5644 RT Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/2.8
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm