Fire ant rafting behaviour raises alarms as Australia's wet season begins

Reports say fire ants' 'last resort' rafting behaviour, where they float on water during floods, is raising concern as the wet season starts. A Toowoomba Chronicle report says fire ants were discovered near Toowoomba.

Timeline

1. 30 Oct, 09:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 30 Oct, 09:10 UTCABC News covers fire ant rafting alarm

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• fire antGoogle Trends
• ‘Join together’: State warned to be on alert for terrifying fire ant habitNews24
• ‘Ground zero’: Fire ants discovered near ToowoombaToowoomba Chronicle