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【phim sec viet nam 18 tuoi】Fire ants survive Houston flooding by creating terrifying rafts made of their bodies

【phim sec viet nam 18 tuoi】Fire ants survive Houston flooding by creating terrifying rafts made of their bodies

Tropical Storm Harvey is phim sec viet nam 18 tuoino match for the determined ferocity of fire ants.

Though the hurricane-turned-tropical-storm caused devastating destruction and unprecedented flooding in the city of Houston, the intense flood waters have only brought the ants closer together.

SEE ALSO: How fire ants use their bodies to form mini Eiffel Tower-like structural marvels

In the wake of the flooding, as fire ants usually do, they banned together to form floating colonies to stay alive.

In a July study, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found fire ants link their bodies with one another to ensure colonies stick together — an action made possible thanks to the sticky pads underneath their feet.

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When faced with obstacles such as water, the fire ants — sometimes thousands of them — kick into survival mode by forming rafts or other convenient structures. The finished product resembles a pile of dirt or wood chips, but upon closer inspection, the moving ants are visible.

A 2011 study from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS) found that a group of fire ants can sustain buoyancy in water from days to weeks, assembling the raft in as few as 100 seconds. Both utterly brilliant and completely terrifying.

To some, the ant rafts spotted in the Houston flooding were the stuff of nightmares. Others found hope in the fire ants' strength and togetherness.

Either way, you've gotta give the ants props for this impressive effort.


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