The mound models are useful for various presentations and exhibits. They work extremely well in presentations to elementary school children.

Felt models (27" X 36") are available at the following county Extension Offices:

Houston, Monroe, Talladega, Montgomery, Marshall, Choctaw, Colbert County offices, and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System office at the Birmingham Botanical Garden.

Program participants can apply the appropriate labels to different parts of the mound, and position queen and worker ants in different spots around the mound.

Click here for a printable copy of the model pictured below:

                                  

3-D models of a fire ant mound are available at the following county offices of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System:
Madison, Dallas, Mobile, Fayette, and the Lowndes/Wilcox Tuskegee Cooperative Extension Program office.

These models are made of clear plexiglass, so one can see underground, by peeling away the "dirt."