This army is in formation. Thousands of fire ants have been spotted floating on floodwaters through the Texas city and forming rafts using their bodies with residents now reporting the gross behavior.

Imagine being in Malaysia’s rainforest, watching ants fight like they’re in a battle scene from Helm’s Deep. These ants, called marauder ants, are huge compared to their smaller friends. They move ...

There’s safety, even power, in numbers. One creature’s confrontation with the world seems insurmountable, almost impossible, but an army of those little creatures can move mountains. And no creature ...