Question for the brainiacs, why - - -

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:47 pm

do Ants build huge circuliar sand piles around the holes leading to their nests in the ground?

Today, during my morning walk, I observed many of these sand pile Ant condominiums. Just seemed kind of strange.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:10 pm

cars;770963 wrote: do Ants build huge circuliar sand piles around the holes leading to their nests in the ground?

Today, during my morning walk, I observed many of these sand pile Ant condominiums. Just seemed kind of strange.

This is more than just the detritus thrown out when digging the hole?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:30 pm

I though it was termites who build the structures above ground?

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:57 pm

Finally rememberd to bring my camera on my morning walk, & took a pix of the ANT HILLS. They really look much better in person. Oh Well.

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Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:13 pm

they're excavating. the dirts gotta go somewhere, right?

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:33 pm

Here is a website about ants for you cars, it wouldn't let me copy and paste, but if you read the first paragraph, at the end of it, you will find what you were asking and your thoughts were correct!:)

http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/ant_facts.htm

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:02 am

WonderWendy3;773477 wrote: Here is a website about ants for you cars, it wouldn't let me copy and paste, but if you read the first paragraph, at the end of it, you will find what you were asking and your thoughts were correct!:)

http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/ant_facts.htm
Thanks for the link WW, I saved it on my favoriates, I am now well informed.

Bored_Wombat · Post by **Bored_Wombat** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:19 am

I thought that if the ants think it's going to rain, they build little mounds to sandbag the entrance to their little nests.