How come an ant is able to carry a piece of food that may well weigh more than its own body?

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How come an ant is able to carry a piece of food that may well weigh more than its own body?

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Because unlike humans they don’t spend half of their energy whining about the task at hand, and just get on with it.

Jokes aside, ants can lift so much weight because the amount of their overall weight/size that is muscle, is much higher than a lot of other creatures. So although small, they be mighty.

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