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Old 05-19-2016, 01:30 PM
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Can anyone tell me what creates those small mounds of sand we sometime see appear on golf courses. They can be about 6 inches high and 12-18 inches around. They are not ant hills or full of insects. They just suddenly appear.
Hi ArtB: Yes those mounds of sand are created by fire ants. Fire ants live some 8 feet underground but carry their eggs to the surface to capture the sun's heat for incubation