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• A Thach: This layer of material can be adjusted to weather conditions
• B This layer isolates the nest and makes the mound solid.
• C Coarse material is dry and contains the pupae chambers.
• D Almost all nests are built on and around a rotten stump.
• E In the soil beneath the nest are also many rooms and spaces
• F The sand excavated is left outside the nest

• 1 In the pupae chambers the ants take care of the pupae.
• 2 In these protected rooms the eggs are kept
• 3 Also the ant larvae are kept in these well protected spaces

• I The queens room is in the center of the nest, mainly beneath the tree stump.
• II The grave chambers are far away from the main nest sructure.