harvester ant
Granivorous colony insect
Harvester ants are ants that collect and store seeds, often clearing vegetation around their nests to create bare circular mounds.
They're known for painful stings and appear throughout arid regions.
Some species are kept as pets in ant farms: We watched the harvester ants tunnel through the sand.
Animal-built shelter for young
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- workerPerson who toils
- soldierArmed forces member
- broodHatchlings as a group
larvae · pupae · eggs · caste · tunnel · chamber · mound · pheromones
Embryonic plant capsule
- trailPath through wilderness
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- provisionerSupplier of food stores
gatherer · collector · cache · storage · navigation · pheromone trail · mandible · carrying
Devoid of water
- sandFine rock particles
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- heat toleranceResistance to high temperatures
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
mesa · drought · xerophyte · underground · thermal regulation · sunbaked · barren · saguaro
External skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- hymenopteraStinging insect order
- insectaArthropod class, six legs
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
segmented · metamorphosis · invertebrate · six-legged · tarsus · petiole · sting · venom
Transport of plant embryos
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- horned lizardSpiky-headed desert reptile
- vegetationPlant life collectively
nest
Animal-built shelter for young
brood · larvae · pupae · eggs · caste · tunnel · chamber · mound · pheromones · antennae
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
- trailPath through wilderness
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
provisioner · gatherer · collector · cache · storage · navigation · pheromone trail · mandible · carrying · retriever
arid
Devoid of water
- sandFine rock particles
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- heat toleranceResistance to high temperatures
Sonoran · mesa · drought · xerophyte · underground · thermal regulation · sunbaked · barren · saguaro · semi-arid
exoskeleton
External skeletal structure
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- hymenopteraStinging insect order
- insectaArthropod class, six legs
chitin · segmented · metamorphosis · invertebrate · six-legged · tarsus · petiole · sting · venom · entomology
seed dispersal
Transport of plant embryos
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- horned lizardSpiky-headed desert reptile
vegetation · grassland · keystone species · food web · symbiosis
harvester antleafcutter ant
Foliage-harvesting colonial insect
army ant · driver ant · carpenter ant · bullet ant · fire ant
harvester antleafcutter ant
Foliage-harvesting colonial insect
aphid · pollinator · herbivore · decomposer · ant lion
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