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  • Fire ants can act as an organic super-material by playing dead

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    Sean Buckley
    Sean Buckley
    11.02.2015

    Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a material so versatile that it can form solid objects, bend under pressure without breaking, easily float on water and even disperse into a liquid when something tries to pass through it. Unfortunately, this discovery is completely useless -- because this amazing super-material is made up entirely of fire ants.