File:Pogonomyrmex badius nest, St. Matthews, South Carolina, Cloud Dandridge.jpg

Summary
A common sight in the sandhill and high pine forests of the southeastern US. Nests are low to the ground and surrounded with bits of charcoal. The purpose of these charcoal bits are currently unknown, despite multiple studies being performed on the subject by such authors as Walter Tschinkel. St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States.

Photo by Cloud Dandridge.