Just as it seemed that things could not get much worse for householders and travellers affected by floods in Queensland and northern NSW, a new threat has emerged from aggressive fire ants floating south to affect new areas with their painful presence.
During floods, the invasive ants form rafts by linking their legs together, allowing them to float and survive in floodwaters, and even travel long distances to find new, dry land to establish colonies on farmland and areas such as municipal facilities, playgrounds, sports grounds and camping and recreational areas used by adventure travellers.