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Misty
Lv 7
Misty asked in Science & MathematicsZoology · 8 years ago

Can ants swim in order to reach wherever it is that they need to go?

For example: if their nest was surrounded by water, would they still be able to swim to reach it?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Ants can appear to swim. I believe they link their bodies over water and the others crawl over the linked ones. Of course the "bridge" ones drown but that is an ants life I guess.

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  • John
    8 years ago

    They float, no need to swim. They will create a ball of ant to travel if the nest is in danger.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Yeah! I once put ants in a bottle of water and they just walked across the bottom holding their breath

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    no, once they break the surface tension they can't escape.

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