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"By the time water covers the mound and the tunnels are flooded, the ants have moved up and out of the nest, locking legs together and forming a floating mass of fire ants, called a raft," Dr. Robert ...

Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, exhibit remarkable survival during floods by forming living rafts. Thousands of ants link together, creating a waterproof, stable structure that protects ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It might sound unbelievable, but residents of Texas’ capitol are reporting fire ants floating on floodwaters, forming living rafts out of their own bodies. On Wednesday morning, one ...

Atop the standard dangers of floodwaters - snakes, not being able to see any potential hazards, the force of rushing waters - North Carolina has given people another reason to avoid them: floating ...

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a... fire ant? OK, fine, fire ant queens are probably way too small to see when they’re 400 feet above the ground, but flying is a vital part of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (WTVD) -- There's no rescue mission for them, but fire ants are doing whatever they need to, in order to survive the major flooding in Houston. The insects used their bodies to build a ...

With historic flooding continuing Friday in northeast Houston, Montgomery County and Liberty County, residents who approach flood water should be aware of the dangers and animals the water could bring ...