ant-hill
Colony's dirt dome
An ant-hill is a mound of earth, sand, or debris built by ants as the external portion of their underground colony.
The visible dome protects nest entrances and helps regulate temperature inside the tunnels below.
Ant-hills vary dramatically in size depending on species, from small bumps in a lawn to towering structures several feet high in tropical regions.
The children poked sticks into the ant-hill and watched the ants swarm out.
Most powerful chess piece
- workersPeople doing jobs
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
brood · caste · nestmates · foraging · pheromones · altruism · division · labor
Enclosed underground route
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
- networkInterconnected system
subterranean · excavation · ventilation · entrance · exit · nursery · granary · complexity
Ground matter for planting
- dirtLoose dry earth
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- sandFine rock particles
- heapJumbled collection of items
hillock · hummock · earthwork · molehill · dome · turret · crater · granules
Wood-devouring social insect
- aardvarkBurrowing insectivore with tubular snout
- anteaterInsect-lapping mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
symbiosis · habitat · microclimate · decomposition · biodiversity · woodland · savanna · rainforest
queen
Most powerful chess piece
eggs · brood · caste · nestmates · foraging · pheromones · altruism · division · labor · social
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- galleriesSpaces for displaying art
- passagewayEnclosed route between spaces
network · subterranean · excavation · ventilation · entrance · exit · nursery · granary · complexity · stratification
soil
Ground matter for planting
heap · hillock · hummock · earthwork · molehill · dome · turret · crater · granules · compaction
termite
Wood-devouring social insect
- aardvarkBurrowing insectivore with tubular snout
- anteaterInsect-lapping mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
predator · symbiosis · habitat · microclimate · decomposition · biodiversity · woodland · savanna · rainforest · nesting
fire
Combustion with flames
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- leafcutterAnt that farms fungi
- harvesterCrop-collecting machine
army · bulldog · weaver · driver · red · black · mound-building · Formica · magnetic · cathedral