The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. They’ve discovered that when the ants gather to create the floating platforms, which are then ...

The need for a light, sturdy raft hit Sheri Tingey after her son went backpacking into the Alaska wilderness twice with inadequate boats. The second time, he shipped his boat back with 11.5 pounds of ...

The common red fire ant, that spoiler of picnics worldwide, turns out to be one of the most talented engineers to be found in the animal realm, researchers say. That engineering prowess is nowhere ...

Anthony Puleo is a Freelance Writer for GameRant, but has a history working for the site. Having worked as a staff writer here for two years, he is very familiar with the gaming industry and plays ...

"In the ant's house, the dew is a flood," an old proverb tells us. Yet for floodplain-dwelling ants, a little dew is nothing. When a real flood arrives, some ant species are known to evacuate their ...

How to build a recycled raft. Whether you’re young or young at heart, you can have fun in the sun with a homemade raft. Discover how to build a recycled raft. An environmental education class in ...

SEATTLE, November 26, 2019 -- Fire ants build living rafts to survive floods and rainy seasons. Georgia Tech scientists are studying if a fire ant colony's ability to respond to changes in their ...

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