Fire Ant Closeup

A closeup image of a mound of fire ants floating atop still water

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Fire Ant Closeup

A closer look at how ants arrange themselves to float.

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stevenw12339

Species

Solenopsis invicta

Media Usage Rights/License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0

Subject tags

Aquatic environment

Insects

Invasive species

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