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Do ants drown

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 6/28/2024

I read on the inside of a lid from a Snapple bottle (tenuous fact alert) that "ants can survive for up to 2 weeks under water". It didn't specify what kind of ant, or what kind of water (fresh, salt, etc). I'd love an actual answer to this one myself.

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