Pyramid Ants (Dorymyrmex bureni) remove grains of sand from the entrance of their nest, which has the characteristically pyramid-shaped mound of sand. The different colors are due to excavating through different layers of sand.

Name: Pyramid Ants (Dorymyrmex bureni) remove grains of sand from the entrance of their nest, which has the characteristically pyramid-shaped mound of sand. The different colors are due to excavating through different layers of sand.
Uploaded: 2016-05-09
Duration: 15 s
Channel: cholmesphoto
Description: Pyramid Ants (Dorymyrmex bureni) remove grains of sand from the entrance of their nest, which has the characteristically pyramid-shaped mound of sand. The different colors are due to excavating through different layers of sand.