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Ant Foraging and Colony Migration

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  1. Red imported fire ant foraging trail. Photo by Bart Drees.
  2. Red imported fire ant colony floating in flood water. Photo by Bart Drees.
  3. Red imported fire ant colony floating in flood water. Photo by Bart Drees.
  4. Red imported fire ant colony emerging from flood water. Photo by Bart Drees.
  5. Red imported fire ant foraging trail into dry rice field. Photo by Bart Drees.
  6. “Bone pile” of dead ants that commonly occur near fire ant mounds during hot, dry periods. Photo by Bart Drees.

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