the queen's castle

found this elaborate little ants nest today. Do you think the big one with 7 doors would belong to the queen and the little one next door for her servants? the ants tend to build their walls up high when they are expecting rain. so maybe the good weather wont last much longer

[CINDY JOHNSON]

wow this is very cool and i dont know but sounds good to me

[Naomi Epstein]

Love the colors and compositio!

[Chris K]

@naomima thankyou Naomi. the colours and textures and the amazing work of the tiny ants is what drew me in

[Maddalena]

Original capture and title !!! 😄

[Dawn Ulmer]

What a great find and photo!

[Julia]

I like the stories that come along with your pics. Like the one about the kookaburra (when they sing) and now about the ants. I learn a lot here :) Thanks Chris!

[Agata]

It actually looks like a chocolate cake with sugar colourful icing:-) really amazing!

[Dione Giorgio]

Haha, love how you described them. Lovely capture and great detail.

[What's for dessert?]

Interesting capture! Maybe the queen is alone in her castle and she has a lot of servants so they need a lot of space?

[Sam]

Mmm, I wouldn't go near those nests! Looks like some MIGHTY big ants live in there :)

[Anjali]

Ha ha! Your thought makes the pic more interesting. The queen is busy laying eggs I guess.

[Brianna]

A wonderful capture and I wonder if that is the case! Also about the rain as well, guess we'll have to wait and see! :)

[tingliu]

任何生物都有他的生活方式Any creature has his way of life

[Chris K]

@pittcj17 @maddalena @deu49097 thankyou very much all of you. I would like to have seen what the ants were like but they hid inside

[Chris K]

@kanelipulla thanks very much Julia. I try to give some views into Australian wildlife and flowers as well as scenery. I love to see what its like where you live too. Our countries are very different

[Chris K]

@achoris haha. they are amazingly clever things ants.

[Chris K]

@gigiflower didnt see the ants and didnt poke at them. I shall watch to see if and when they emerge

[Chris K]

@liuting thankyou tingliu. it is amazing to watch animals

[Chris K]

@lilminimonka haha I think these ants just like tall castles as we dont have any rain predicted for at least a week!

[Chris K]

@anjalikoli yes I guess so and the workers are busy feeding her and doing the housework!

[Chris K]

@whatsfordessert thankyou. I shall try to catch a glimpse of them if I can

[Chris K]

@sangwann thankyou very much Dione. have yet to see the inhabitants

[Penelope Ann]

Really hate ants.....they are the bane of my garden

[Chris K]

@pennystot they can be a terrible nuisance. havnt seen who lives in these nests yet and as they are in the local park they dont bother me haha