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Harvester ants are restless, enigmatic architects

Why do Florida harvester ants dig complex, curly nests again and again?

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HOARDERS  Harvester ants gather thousands and thousands of seeds to store underground for future meals.

Alex Wild

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

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Florida harvester ants “make a nest that is truly beautiful in its architecture,” says Walter Tschinkel. He has poured molten metal or plaster into the underground nests and dug up the hardened casts to reveal their multilevel shapes.