The Animal Kingdom's Most Innovative Construction Engineers
We call our buildings skyscrapers, but when it comes to construction the really high rises can be found in the animal kingdom. Take a look at the top ten animal architects and compare them with our own attempts to build our way into the record books. Spiders are capable of building intricate webs that in some cases, can stop a bird mid-flight! Bower birds build incredible straw structures and ornately decorate them to impress a female. Prairie dog homes may not seem impressive from the outside, but their underground tunnels can extend for miles and be like small cities
