Animal Survival Technique - Smarter Every Day (T-5)

Ants surviving a flood.

When flood waters rise above their mound, fire ants link their bodies together forming a giant living raft. They take food and their larva with them in a desperate attempt to keep the colony alive. Flying drones stay with the colony.

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[victorm9003]

1:48 ya you pimp slap those animals on the brink of death

[R031E5]

What happens if you drop some soap in there? will it break the surface tension drowning the ants?

[64linemandavidg]

Where is this it looks like somewhere close to me btw I do live in Alabama

[unclearless]

I have often thought that if people were to work together with the swift un-aguing tenacity of ants, we would be light-years ahead of where we are now. Great video, Destin!

[superbranster]

Blend the biomass

[nocturnalsamurai1000]

destroy it with fire! >:l

[dav047]

pyooor bah oh mahs

[lauraelizabethTM]

That's awesome!

[goodgoodgoodful]

that's the most social thing I've seen. ever.

[newfypearl]

Did you move it to safer ground?

[nebbywoo]

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.