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How do ants deal with raindrops? Why don’t they hurt or drown them? How do ants cling to a surface so well that blowing at them hard doesn't budge them, even if the surface is somewhat smooth? How do queen ants get so big?
... we explain like I'm five
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To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter:
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How do ants deal with raindrops? Why don’t they hurt or drown them? How do ants cling to a surface so well that blowing at them hard doesn't budge them, even if the surface is somewhat smooth? How do queen ants get so big?
... we explain like I'm five
Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: raydenbrough, wutzupples69, roydragoon89, graebot, rickyy1900 and notsocoolnow
To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/eli5ThePodcast/
or send us an e-mail:

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