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Yes, That's a Huge Floating Mass of Live Fire Ants in Texas

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A fire ant raft after Hurricane Harvey in Pearland, Texas.

Image: A fire ant raft after Hurricane Harvey in Pearland, Texas.

theatlantic.com - Sarah Zhang - August 29th 2017

When there is flooding along the Gulf Coast, there are fire ants. The invasive ants congregate into living rafts, drifting through water until they reach solid ground again. It’s a time-honed survival strategy.

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