| Description: |
Camponotus ligniperda when transporting grains of sand.
L Habitat: Dry site with rock faces, open areas and sparse forest. Altitude: 1130 - 1230m a.s.l.
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Behaviour: This worker uses her mandibles to transport crumbs of soil which she has taken from her underground burrow. She is about to deposit them on the sandy soil. Several ants also tirelessly carried material out of the burrow. In a short time, a crumbly heap of ejected material was formed in front of the entrance to the burrow.
Lat.: Camponotus ligniperda
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae |
| Location: |
Binntal, Valais, Switzerland |
| Date Month/Year: |
5.2020 |
| Photographer: |
Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau |
| Number: |
C161844 |