Fire ants have been spotted forming rafts and floating with the current in high-density areas such as Logan, the Scenic Rim, and the northern end of the Gold Coast.

Invasive Species Council Advocacy Manager, Reece Pianta, told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoongs, “We’re getting a lot of reports, and people are sending us photos and videos from across the greater Brisbane area, Ipswich right through to the Gold Coast, of these rafting fire ants floating on the flood waters.”

“They lock their legs together and they’re just able to survive the flooding experience and find new dry land to set up their colony.”

“If we think we’ve found fire ants, we need to report them so they can the colony can be destroyed and make sure we’re using the right treatment to do that,” Mr Pianta continued.

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