An ant is said to be able to carry 50 times its weight. The question is: how much does it weigh?
2007-03-02 22:39:37 · 2 answers · asked by Intrepyd 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
To be more specific, I refer to the common fire ant.
2007-03-02 22:59:07 · update #1
The fire ant, Solenopsis invicta http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/ants/red_imported_fire_ant.htm
Fire ant workers range in size
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/urban/ants/fire_ant04.htm
If ya really wanna know the weight, you'll have to collect a few, then find a microbalance, and weigh them yourself.
2007-03-02 23:50:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which species?
There are really small ants weighing a fraction of a gram
and there are really big ants weighing a couple of grams
2007-03-03 06:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋