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9 Amazingly Bizarre Things Ants Do

Reviewed: Mar 26, 2025 @ 2:57 pm
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Create and Maintain a Colony Landfill

Most ants have a refuse pile where they get rid of all of their waste such as nest litter, feces, and their dead that can grow quite big. In fact, the leafcutter ant, known for producing high volumes of trash, often has refuse piles that could literally fill a bathtub to the top.

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