The ants go rafting: invasive fire ants take to Australian flood waters to colonise new areas
by Australian Associated Press and Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#5Y30T)
Dangerous pests forming floating rafts with their bodies to survive in Queensland after floods
Invasive fire ants have used recent flooding in Queensland to expand their Australian invasion, teaming up and forming floating rafts with their bodies to allow them to survive for weeks at a time.
Eradication officers in Queensland have captured photos of the dangerous ants forming the rafts in flood waters.
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