Because of Hurricane Florence, Americans are attacked by poisonous ants

Hurricane Florence in the United States formed "islands" of fire ants on the water.

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Now they are drifting in flood waters in the states of North and South Carolina, posing a threat to residents, writes “Today".

Photos and videos of these ants were published in the microblogging Twitter.

Millions and millions of fire waters. #HurricaneFlorence pic.twitter.com/iLZoMugmZI

- Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) September 17, 2018

Fire ants cling to each other, forming a likeness raft. It helps them to survive in severe flooding. They are poisonous and aggressive. Once on the skin, they dig at the sacrifice with a death grip and it is difficult to remove them even with a stream of water under pressure.

From afar in the water, their clusters resemble ordinary garbage or algae, but if you touch them, for example, with a boat, thousands of ants will instantly get aboard.

Recall, Hurricane Florence came to the coast of North Carolina on September 14, bringing with it severe floods and destruction due to winds. As of September 20 known about 37 dead as a result of the elements.

Thursday storm affected area visited by US President Donald Trump.

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