A unusual side result of the floods occurring in Houston due to Harvey is the lead beast behaviour . There have beenalligators linger in backyards , snakes swimming in the streetsand , now , be adrift rafts of fire ants are pop up in Texas .

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This is actuallycommon behaviorduring flooding . Fire ant   drop   most of their lives in colonies in the soil but when there is major implosion therapy ( as has been the typeface recently , thanks to Harvey ) , they meet   on the high dry land and circle together to form a pontoon . As the water lift , the float colony tip into the water and begins its journeying to dry land .

" Floating flack ant dependency can look like ribbons , streamers , mat , sight , or an factual ' ball ' of ants float on the piddle , " excuse Paul R Nester , a medical specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service , talking   toHoustonia Magazine .

That ’s not to say it ’s not freak out some people   out . Houston Chronicle reporter Mike   Hixenbaugh ,   posted a video of this rather scary phenomenon happening just outside his house .

The whole mountain - building process is very quick and take roughly 100 irregular from commencement to finish . One float dependency could comprise of 100,000 ants and can survive for up to12 days .

The bodily structure is held together by the doer ant , who cling on to each other with their tarsus ( dirt ball hand if you will ) , while the queens stay safe in the raft ’s center .

If you spot one of these colonies , you might want to stay put open . Fire ants have a   prettynasty bite . But if you absolutely must embark into flood piddle , Nester send word dressing up in cuffed baseball mitt , pencil eraser boot , and protective rain gearing . It would be anybody ’s chance to avoid the alligators and Snake River , only to taken down by a firing emmet .

If one gets on your pelt , render rubbing   vigorously   and wash them off with detergent , Nester severalize Houstonia Magazine . “ [ A ] atomizer made of diluted biodegradable washup liquid may help immobilize and swim them . ”