Fire ants may be small but certainly smart. The proof being their skill of constructing themselves into a raft to escape from drowning during floods. The living ants connect together with their own bodies and position their babies at the base to form an almost waterproof buoyant vessel. Published in the latest issue of PLOS One, the findings demonstrate that these "ant-rafts" play to the … [Read more...]
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