SO9172 : Anthills

near to Dodford, Worcestershire, Great Britain

Anthills
Anthills
The Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flava) makes the grassy hillocks often seen in open pasture especially on hill-sides which don't get ploughed. The nests build up often over many years with soil being deposited on their upper surface as tunnels are excavated below ground level. Grass growing on the surface migrates outward through the new soil and so the hill gets higher and larger with age.
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SO9172, 7 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Richard Greenwood   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 5 March, 2009
Category
Grazing land   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 917 727 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:21.1381N 2:7.3616W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 918 726
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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