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anthill [′ant‚hil] (invertebrate zoology) A mound of earth deposited around the entrance to ant and termite nests in the ground. (mining engineering) The cuttings around the hole collar in blasthole drilling. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the exhibit's section devoted to the Carnaval in Laza, Spain, a video shows the strange custom of participants whipping spectators and throwing dirt from anthills at them. And a seemingly never-ending procession of leafcutter ants tack diagonally across the next spot in the trail on a pheromone-driven mission to and from their monolithic anthills. Achebe, the most famous African writer (Things Fall Apart, of Anchor Books, 1959, 1994, ISBN 0-385-47454-7; Anthills of the Savannah, Anchor Books, 1987, 1988, ISBN 0-385-26045-8), is largely unknown in the villages. |
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