A colony of fire ants, or red-colored stinging ants, on Sept. 16 engaging in a survival tactic post-Hurricane Florence, bunching together to protect the queen. Kinston Police Department via Storyful
Fire ants could be seen clumping together and floating to survive the floodwaters of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina.
The fire ants, known as red-colored stinging ants, were seen Sept. 16 trying to survive the torrents of water that inundated much of the state. They bunched together to protect the queen.
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