Digging ant nest

This was in Louisiana when the Ant Lab at LSU was commissioned by a British TV show to dig up a leaf cutter ant nest. This species, Atta texana, is the only one that occurs in North America.

 

This was in Louisiana when the Ant Lab at LSU was commissioned by a British TV show to dig up a leaf cutter ant nest. This species, Atta texana, is the only one that occurs in North America and Louisiana is the leaf cutter ant's most northern range.

 

A view of one nest chamber from far away. The nest is huge and can cover many meters.

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