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jpsam7 OP t1_itjujvu wrote

Reply to comment by tr3m431 in ELI5 - How does an ant colony escape from the rain? by jpsam7

Won't water penetrate through to the colony?

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atomfullerene t1_itlqk86 wrote

The dirt the colony is in will be more wet after a rain, but the colony itself isn't going to flood with water during a normal rain event. Water poured on the ground tends to soak into the ground...in places where it actually forms puddles, you tend not to get ant nests.

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