15 Shocking Facts About Fire Ants That Will Amaze You (#8 Even Stunned Entomologists!)
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15. Survival Adaptations
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Among the most successful invading species on Earth, fire ants have an amazing range of survival strategies. Extreme circumstances including floods, droughs, and even some pesticide exposure are survivable for them. Their successful colonizing of six continents results from their capacity to fast build colonies and adapt to new surroundings. Remarkably flexible in their survival tactics, they can change their behavior, nutrition, and nest layout depending on environmental circumstances. As these adaptations keep changing, fire ants become an interesting topic for real-time evolution and species adaption research.
