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This website is about ants, but especially about the wood ants, who built large mounds in the woods. These ants play a key role in the ecology from the woods were they are present. The ants clean up dead animals, spread minerals and control pests. In short: the wood ants preserve the natural balance.
Discover more about the wood ants:
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A: The cross section shows different layers and functions. Each part has it’s own function.
B: A wood ant mound can stand for more than 100 years on one place. Even abandoned nests can be reinhabited after many years. Look here how that happens.
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