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The mound development and size is influenced by soil type and colony size. Generally 30cm or more in diameter and height with a dome shape.
The underground nest is a series of interlocking galleries, tunnels and chambers that may go over a metre in the ground. Tunnels just below the soil surface extend several metres out from the mound, with regular exits where ants come out to search for food.
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