Adult drones are the only ones that leave the underground nest, and deal with other creatures.

As a boy, 20 years ago, I had discovered an underground nest in my front yard one summer morning.

The larvae feed on living insects which the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest.

And the dry weather meant that fewer of their underground nests were disturbed by water runoff.

I was left alone in this strange underground nest of luxury.

During the winter months, the young are born in this underground nest.

They build large underground nests that show as mounds above ground and can be very aggressive, especially if the nest is disturbed.

Young gharials call to their mother as they hatch so she can dig them out of their underground nest.

Meat ants live in underground nests of over 64,000 ants.