We live a little east of Atlanta. We drug out some garden tools and tiller from a corner of our garage and found this giant pile of dirt. As I was raking out the flower bed on the opposite side of that wall, I found another large mound. I broke it up with the rake a bit and did not see any bugs or signs of life inside the outside mound. I saw one bug run when I did the same thing to the inside mound. I tried to get the best picture I could. I have seen a few carpenter ants outside in the back deck, so I was curious if this is their nest or if it might be termites? We have a termite bond and a pest control plan, but didn't want to call them out if this is not a big deal.
Termites?
I doubt that either termites or ants would be responsible for the dirt pile(s); I would suspect a larger burrowing animal. The insect you photographed might be an earwig, but I cannot see enough detail to be certain.
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