The photo, taken on November 3, is of a large Funnel ant mound on the corner of a grass verge.
It was the first time, since I initially videoed the mounds in 2001, that I have actually seen ants on them.
The mound appeared after a weekend of thunderstorms but not a lot of rain.
There are eight Australian species in the genus out of a worldwide total of 200.
I noticed winged individuals, which are male and female reproductive ants, entering the mound.
You have to look carefully to see the three ants in the photo. They are only about 5mm long.
