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Fascinating paper and gallery here of Florida Harvester Ant ant hills<\/a> that have been flooded with orthodontal plaster, and then the earth removed from around them. To the right:<\/p>\n

A plaster cast of a large Pogonomyrmex badius<\/em> nest. This nest consisted of 135 chambers and 12 meters of vertical shafts. The top-heavy distribution of chamber area and spacing is typical for the species, as are the helical shafts and the decrease of chamber size with depth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Beautiful.<\/p>\n

Posted by Dave-o-tron<\/small><\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fascinating paper and gallery here of Florida Harvester Ant ant hills that have been flooded with orthodontal plaster, and then the earth removed from around them. 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