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Thieves steal rare ant nest from Devon's last English refuge

A nest of up to 5,000 narrow-headed ants was dug up and taken from Chudleigh Knighton Heath in south Devon, the only place in England where the species still survives.

Rare ant nest stolen from last place in England where species survives
Thieves steal rare ant nest from Devon's last English refuge
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A nest of up to 5,000 narrow-headed ants was dug up and taken from Chudleigh Knighton Heath in south Devon, the only place in England where the species still survives.