Southern wood ant (Formica rufa) nest surface with many workers and emerging winged male alates, Dorset heathland, UK, May.

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Location: Godlingston Common, Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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