The Famous dug out colony!

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The Famous dug out colony!

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:24 am

Some pictures of the colony that scientists in Brazil pumped concrete into and then dug up. Immense!

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Re: The Famous dug out colony!

Post by Deansie26 » Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:53 am

Famous pictures, amazing sight. Do you know when this took place?
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Re: The Famous dug out colony!

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:17 am

Actually the more I look at these the more I think there are several different examples of this. Seems very different to some of the ones I've seen.
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