ant hills
Insect dirt piles
Ant hills are mounds of soil, sand, or debris that ants excavate while building underground colonies.
The visible hill is only the entrance—tunnels and chambers extend far below.
Size varies from small bumps to structures several feet tall, depending on the species.
Also spelled as one word: anthill.
- mound-buildingForming earthen elevations
- workersPeople doing jobs
- diggingRemoving earth below
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- thermal regulationControlling body heat levels
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- antsFormica
- lawn problemsbrown patch, bare spots, dead grass, dead spots, brown spots
- no-bake dessertsno-bake cookies, energy balls, buckeyes, buckeye, peanut butter balls
- animal trackingtracks, footprints, hoofprints, spoor, droppings
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- earthworkdigging, excavation, excavating, trenching, shoveling
structure elevation/direction
ant hillsunderground tunnels
Enclosed routes below ground
burrows · holes · pits · depressions · craters