🐜🌊 Researchers at #GeorgiaTech have looked into how fire #ants interlock their legs and jaws to form buoyant, waterproof rafts that can float for weeks.
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Researchers at #GeorgiaTech have looked into how fire #ants interlock their legs and jaws to form buoyant, waterproof rafts that can float for weeks. These "living arks" use tiny air bubbles trapped against their bodies to stay 75% less dense than water.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/fire-ant-raft#wildlife #nature #science #biology #engineering #biomimicry #insects #evolution
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Researchers at #GeorgiaTech have looked into how fire #ants interlock their legs and jaws to form buoyant, waterproof rafts that can float for weeks. These "living arks" use tiny air bubbles trapped against their bodies to stay 75% less dense than water. https://www.discoverwildlife.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/fire-ant-raft
#wildlife #nature #science #biology #engineering #biomimicry #insects #evolution
S. Invicta is Utterly Terrifying.
They evolved this rafting behavior in their original Argentinian habitat, where they are opportunistic colonizers of flood-prone areas.
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