An ant hill, in its simplest form, is a pile of earth, sand, pine needles, or clay or a composite of these and other materials that build up at the entrances of the subterranean dwellings of ant colonies as they are develpoed.
A colony is built and maintained by legions of worker ants, who carry tiny bits of dirt and vegetation in their mandibles and deposit them near the exit of the colony. Ants normally deposit the dirt or vegetation at the top of the hill to prevent it from sliding back into the colony.
However, in some species they actively sculpt the materials into specific shapes and may create nest chambers within the mound.
An ant colony is an underground lair where ants live. Colonies consist of a series of underground chambers, connected to each other and the surface of the earth by small tunnels.
There are rooms for nurseries, food storage, and mating.
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