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Posted: 07 Sep 2013

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Ant Hills, Altoona, Pa.

Ant Hills, Altoona, Pa.
Crawl from here over to the Incredibly Boring Postcards group .

Some areas in the vicinity of Altoona and Hollidaysburg--located in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania--are noted for the presence of large mounds (or "ant hills") created by the Allegheny mound ant. Those with an entomological bent will want to seek out Henry C. McCook's early article, "Mound-Making Ants of the Alleghenies, Their Architecture and Habits," published in the Transactions of the American Entomological Society (1867-1877), vol. 6 (1877), pp. 253-296.

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 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Boring, but still beautiful, and a great shot!
Enjoyed in "New."
www.ipernity.com/group/278937
10 years ago.
Alan Mays club has replied to Puzzler4879
Thanks, glad you found it interesting!
10 years ago.
 wintorbos
wintorbos club
If it looks boring to us then it is interesting (and hence not boring) to think about why it wasn't boring to the people who took it or used it (unless it was boring at all times, of course, in which case it belongs in the IBP group).

Anthills are fairly interesting, although conveying that on a monochrome lithographed postcard is clearly a challenge.
9 years ago.

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