7 Facts About Ants

Ants Have the Ability to Lift Many Times Their Own Weight

Ants may seem like they are weak, but that isn’t true. They have superhero capabilities.

On the contrary, they have a great deal of strength. In fact, an ant has the ability to lift objects many times their own strength. The exact figure may range from 20 to 200 times, depending on the species. Some ants such as the American field ants are extremely capable enough to withstand pressures of over 5,000 times than their body weight.

They are astounding weight lifters and inspiration for humans to develop mechanical systems to mimic the ants’ weight lifting power. It can be studied to develop future robots and space machines to lift weights on Earth and space respectively.

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