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ants Pogonomyrmex badius\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large anthills with distinct floors and divisions and a beautiful structure are rare\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>History of discovery<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time spent searching for the anthill in the forests of Florida was 3 weeks, discovered in the summer of 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparation for metal casting took about 2 days, another 24 hours for cooling down and digging out\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Human touch<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No manipulations were made<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rarity and value Only a few ant species out of the 12,000 known to scientists build underground dwellings An 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