"[They] can lock their legs together and form a big raft — a ball of fire ants — and basically carry ... with the pests adapting to survive flood events. "Inadvertently, we've found a species ...

Fire ants also are famous for forming into large balls of living matter during flooding events, allowing them to literally float down to new locations. After Tropical Storm Helene dropped ...

A photo posted this morning by Logan City Council to Facebook shows the extent of fire ant 'rafting'. (Logan City Council) Property News: How the gap widened between property sellers' hopes and ...

A truckie from South East Queensland keen to bring hay to flooded farmers in the state's west has vented his frustration after being stopped over concerns about red fire ants. The charity charged ...