Fire ants can survive floods by linking their bodies together to form large floating rafts. Now researchers at Georgia Tech have demonstrated that fire ants can actively sense changes in forces ...

Fire ants might be the scourge of southern states like Georgia and Texas, but scientifically, they are endlessly fascinating as an example of collective behavior. A few fire ants spaced well ...

Fire ants form a protective island as they float ... creatures weave their bodies into water-repellent lifesaving rafts that float for weeks on flood waters. (This didn’t happen after Katrina ...

The colony continues to float until reaching dry land. The problem with rafts of fire ants became apparent after Hurricane Katrina when many evacuees who had waded through floodwater showed up at ...

“Fire ants are more active before or after rainfall and can form large floating rafts which move with water currents to establish footholds in new areas,” Pianta said, urging residents to be ...

Voilà, a fire ant raft is born. If you looked at your cereal ... causes the liquid to adhere in a u-shape to the object floating in it, because the liquid molecules are more strongly attracted ...

“They can form rafts and float on floodwaters and land in new ... Wales to be vigilant in checking their properties for fire ants and informing authorities if they find any.

When their nest is flooded, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) can survive by linking their bodies together to form a floating raft. Past research has suggested that physics plays an ...

Lets face it, it’s kind of cool. Spotted near our live shot in Astor. A floating raft of fire ants! THIS is why you shouldn’t go wading through flood waters. News 6 reporter Mark Lehman ...