harvester ants
Grain-gathering colony insects
Harvester ants are ants that collect and store seeds, building elaborate underground colonies with specialized chambers for grain storage.
Found mainly in arid regions, they clear vegetation around their mounds and can deliver painful stings.
The yard was dotted with harvester ant mounds.
Most powerful chess piece
- workersPeople doing jobs
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- broodHatchlings as a group
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
pupae · eggs · nest · mound · hill · chamber · tunnel · underground
One who reconnoiters
- trailPath through wilderness
- pheromone trailChemical pathway left by insects
- navigateGuide through terrain
- searchAct of seeking
gather · collect · provision · granary · cache · food storage · recruitment · efficiency
Devoid of water
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- sandFine rock particles
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
grassland · chaparral · drought · sunbaked · burrow · clearing · disk · desiccation
Sensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- stingerVenom-injecting body part
venom · compound eyes · thorax · abdomen · six-legged · arthropod · invertebrate · entomology
Plant embryos in casings
- grainsSmall hard seeds
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- wildflower seedsUndomesticated bloom kernels
- chaffProtective seed coverings
dehusking · seed selection · seed dispersal · granary · food cache · protein · carbohydrate
queen
Most powerful chess piece
larvae · pupae · eggs · nest · mound · hill · chamber · tunnel · underground · caste
scout
One who reconnoiters
- trailPath through wilderness
- pheromone trailChemical pathway left by insects
- navigateGuide through terrain
search · gather · collect · provision · granary · cache · food storage · recruitment · efficiency · resourceful
arid
Devoid of water
- SonoranOf a specific southwestern desert
- sandFine rock particles
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
scrubland · grassland · chaparral · drought · sunbaked · burrow · clearing · disk · desiccation
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
stinger · venom · compound eyes · thorax · abdomen · six-legged · arthropod · invertebrate · entomology
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
- grainsSmall hard seeds
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
- wildflower seedsUndomesticated bloom kernels
chaff · dehusking · seed selection · seed dispersal · granary · food cache · protein · carbohydrate
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