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Anthill

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Found several anthills like a volcano shape.

Habitat:

Sandy soil in grassland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ava T-B
Luis, I heard about this behavior on the radio today; they mentioned that harvester ants do this, as Gilma says, before it starts to rain. Amazing!

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Mexico Horn of Plenty
Mission
Flora y Fauna de San Luis Potosí
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedNovember 7, 2013

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