I started thinking about how Bugarians would respond to storms and flooding, which led me to research how modern ants deal with rain. I discovered that certain species of bamboo ant will save their colonies from drowning by-no joke-drinking the water, running outside the nest, and then peeing out the water.
7 Ingenious Ways Ants Survive the Rain – Fauna Facts
A virtual museum of ants (Formicidae) from Asia and Europe. Over 550 ant species (more than 83 genera) are shown in high resolution picture
It’s unlikely that Bugaria’s ants are bamboo ants, but can you imagine…
Ant Lieutenant: “Your Majesty, the palace is flooding! What should we do?”
Queen Elizant II: “…There’s only one thing we can do…”
Ant Lieutenant: “…Please, no…”
Queen Elizant II: “I don’t like it either, Lieutenant, but we have no choice. For the sake of the kingdom; we must drink, or die.”
