Floating "Rafts" Made Of Fire Ants Involve Some Impressive Engineering

OneMinuteNews 2014-06-14

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Scientists are uncertain of how the ants know how to do this, but the latest research shows that the enigmatic "rafts" made of floating fire ants actually involve advanced architectural engineering. Researchers are looking into how to apply the ants' behavior to robotics.
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