Eli5 Why are ants so resistant to dying by falling?
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They are so lightweight and so large, that they become their own parachute. Their terminal velocity (the max speed at which they can fall through the air) is low enough that they can survive the landing.
If you throw then down in a vacuum, they will get too fast at some point and die on impact. Of course, they wouldn’t survive in a vacuum in the first place, but just imagine a little space suit for them 🙂
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