Egriaga@lemmy.mlBanned to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 天前Fire ants will form rafts after floods. Some being able to stay afloat for weeks!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1328arrow-down1imageFire ants will form rafts after floods. Some being able to stay afloat for weeks!lemmy.mlEgriaga@lemmy.mlBanned to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 天前message-square35linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 天前Do the bottom ones drown and the top ones just hold them together? Or do they rotate shifts?
minus-squarepsycho_driver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·20 天前Not sure if there’s anything special about fire ants but when regular ants build bridges, yeah the bottom ones drown.
minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 天前They trap air between their bodies and extremities, that’s how they float as well.
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 天前Oh that makes sense, yeah.
minus-squareBeehaw_Girl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 天前You 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?
Not sure if there’s anything special about fire ants but when regular ants build bridges, yeah the bottom ones drown.
They trap air between their bodies and extremities, that’s how they float as well.
Oh that makes sense, yeah.
You are asking the right questions. And I suspect the bottom ants offer themselves as sacrifice.