<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/7a54b434-f897-41d0-8400-b28183ec2b42/B3FAF9ED-307C-4A51-9D5B-D5325BC84299/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/" href="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/" style="font-size: 11px;">webecoist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><H2><A title="7 Architectural Wonders of the Natural World" href="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/" linkindex="8" set="yes">7 Architectural Wonders of the Natural World</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/83CC2C16-7237-4D83-B8AA-73A91286A5FF" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><P>So you thought the <A href="http://weburbanist.com/category/7-wonders/" title="More Wonders of the World" linkindex="16">ancient and modern wonders</A> created by mankind were something? From underground ant colonies that extend farther than the Great Wall of China to termite mounds that tower at nearly twice the relative height of the Burj Dubai (tallest skyscraper in the world), and from the largest multi-species spider web ever discovered to the longest beaver dam on the planet, here are seven of the most awe-inspiring animal architects and architectonic structures of the animal kingdom. <SPAN id="more-3703"></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><H4>1) Towering Termites: Massive Earth Movers</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><H4>4) Ants: Super-Strong Subterranean Excavators</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/B723FC28-70B7-4034-B7AA-3043FE24B6E9" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/04/7-architectural-wonders-of-the-natural-world/"><H4>5) Caddisflies: Unique Underwater Builders</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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