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192:(report published in 2002). Of 33 ant populations tested along the 6,004-kilometre (3,731 mi) stretch along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts in Southern Europe, 30 belonged to one supercolony with estimated millions of nests and billions of workers, interspersed with three populations of another supercolony. The researchers claim that this case of unicoloniality cannot be explained by loss of their genetic diversity due to the
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and deposit them near the exit of the colony. They normally deposit the dirt or vegetation at the top of the hill to prevent it from sliding back into the colony, but in some species, they actively sculpt the materials into specific shapes and may create nest chambers within the mound.
134:. "Ant nests" are the physical spaces in which the ants live. These can be underground, in trees, under rocks, or even inside a single acorn. The name "anthill" (or "ant hill") applies to aboveground nests where the workers pile sand or soil outside the entrance, forming a large mound.
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2031:Cave rescue
2021:Cave diving
1765:Mogao Caves
1695:Coober Pedy
1654:Spider hole
1632:Septic tank
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1223:Paleoburrow
1172:Subterranea
1051:: 253â296.
898:1 September
654:"Formicary"
138:Colony size
128:formÄ«cÄrium
91:Hymenoptera
2130:Categories
2110:Speleology
2103:in fiction
1883:Pellucidar
1725:Kome Caves
1375:Balve Cave
1319:Pit crater
1275:Talus cave
1198:Ant colony
611:18 January
549:8 December
477:12 October
391:References
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288:Excavation
116:formicaria
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1898:Underdark
1846:Exemplars
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974:0962-8452
935:0024-4066
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361:mandibles
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239:Oligogyny
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209:Australia
205:Melbourne
180:coast of
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1627:Sewerage
1537:Hypogeum
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1260:Pit Cave
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1030:Archived
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660:19 March
576:The Ants
368:See also
304:Ant-beds
295:invasive
263:Polydomy
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178:Ishikari
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