Egriaga@lemmy.mlBanned to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoFire ants will form rafts after floods. Some being able to stay afloat for weeks!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageFire ants will form rafts after floods. Some being able to stay afloat for weeks!lemmy.mlEgriaga@lemmy.mlBanned to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoDo the bottom ones drown and the top ones just hold them together? Or do they rotate shifts?
minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThey trap air between their bodies and extremities, that’s how they float as well.
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOh that makes sense, yeah.
minus-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoNot sure if there’s anything special about fire ants but when regular ants build bridges, yeah the bottom ones drown.
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYou are asking the right questions. And I suspect the bottom ants offer themselves as sacrifice.
Do the bottom ones drown and the top ones just hold them together? Or do they rotate shifts?
They trap air between their bodies and extremities, that’s how they float as well.
Oh that makes sense, yeah.
Not sure if there’s anything special about fire ants but when regular ants build bridges, yeah the bottom ones drown.
You are asking the right questions. And I suspect the bottom ants offer themselves as sacrifice.