During floods, fire ant colonies often form a floating, rotating ball to ride out the storm. The trapped air provides buoyancy, and the rotation prevents any individual ant from spending too much time under water.
During floods, fire ant colonies often form a floating, rotating ball to ride out the storm. The trapped air provides buoyancy, and the rotation prevents any individual ant from spending too much time under water.
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