anthills
Colony dirt piles
Anthills are mounds of earth, sand, or plant debris that ants build above their underground nests.
The visible hill is just the entrance to an elaborate system of tunnels and chambers below.
Size varies from small bumps in lawns to structures several feet tall in tropical regions.
The yard was dotted with anthills.
Heaped earth formation
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
dirt · soil · excavation · entrance · galleries · nursery · passages · ventilation
Most powerful chess piece
- workersPeople doing jobs
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
eggs · swarm · foragers · drones · mandibles · antennae · pheromones · caste
Burrowing insectivore with tubular snout
- anteaterInsect-lapping mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
woodpecker · armadillo · prey · decomposition · seeds · symbiosis · habitat · food chain
Full of energetic activity
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
cooperation · persistence · community · society · collective · busy · tireless · orderly
West African spider deity
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- patienceCalm during delays
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- fablesDidactic animal stories
African folklore · Native American legends · industriousness · lessons · storytelling · perseverance · humility · strength
mound
Heaped earth formation
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- chambersEnclosed functional rooms
nest · dirt · soil · excavation · entrance · galleries · nursery · passages · ventilation · architecture
queen
Most powerful chess piece
pupae · eggs · swarm · foragers · drones · mandibles · antennae · pheromones · caste · brood
aardvark
Burrowing insectivore with tubular snout
predators · woodpecker · armadillo · prey · decomposition · seeds · symbiosis · habitat · food chain · biodiversity
bustling
Full of energetic activity
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- organizationStructured group with purpose
hierarchy · cooperation · persistence · community · society · collective · busy · tireless · orderly · discipline
Anansi
West African spider deity
fables · African folklore · Native American legends · industriousness · lessons · storytelling · perseverance · humility · strength · cunning
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- backyard naturebackyard wildlife, squirrels, rabbits, songbirds, butterflies
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
anthillsmountains
Tall elevated landmasses
skyscrapers · pyramids · cathedrals · monuments · towers