Includes all of the Ant family.
2007-03-14 20:17:41 · 7 answers · asked by Jay 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The terminal velocity of an ant is so low that there is no height from which it can be dropped that will guarantee death.
2007-03-14 20:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by Keith P 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It must be dropped from a height that would cause it to die of old age or starvation immediately after impact because the terminal velocity of an ant is so small that the impact with a hard surface from any height couldn't kill it on it's own.
2007-03-15 10:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by pathc22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with your question is that you can't make a generalization about ants. They vary in size from a fraction of an inch up to over an inch long.
Additionally, because an ant is so small, it's subject to the forces of air resistance, limiting how fast it can fall.
2007-03-14 22:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by helloiamchuck 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
~ If, ALL of the ant's fell at one time, they would not all die... the others around/below them would absorb much of the blow.
~ A single ant, however, falling from 3,227 feet would break at least two legs and have heartburn for 12 days... If he had his B12 shot earlier in the day, he would only have heartburn for 3 days.
2007-03-14 20:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by James N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know ants never fall, unless someone pushes them. And even then I don't think they would die. They would soon recover and move on.
2007-03-14 20:28:58 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ღ♥Jeanene♥ღ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ants never die due to falling from heights
2007-03-14 21:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by mohit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very far, if the hard surface is a neutron star.
2007-03-14 20:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋