Mulga Ant - nest

Mulga Ant - nest (Polyrhachis macropa). Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Entomologists speculate that the raised walls around the nest entrance have evolved to prevent flooding of the nest during sudden desert downpours that cover the ground but also quickly drain away

Restrictions Not for Australia

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