8 Great Architects Of The Animal Kingdom
Discover the animal kingdom's best architects! Explore 8 incredible species that showcase remarkable building skills, from beaver dams to termite mounds.
Beaver dams
Vogelkop Bowerbird
Ant colony
Bee hives
Spider webs and silken channels
A lesser-known fact about spider webs is that they use several types of silk in their constructions to support, capture or roll their webs completely. For some, These webs provide perfect camouflage. Different spiders employ different techniques. For example, funnel-web spiders use a network of trip lines that extend from their burrow to identify potential prey. Another example would be creating a burrow that includes a silk ‘trapdoor.’ The spider leaps out as soon as it detects its prey.
Termite mounds
These tiny insects can create massive structures that can reach up to 9 m tall. Despite building their towering structures solely of mud and faeces, these little architects can provide shelter and regulate temperatures for their colony. In addition, the mounds have excellent air-conditioning and fungus gardens.