Ants wont die from being dropped from any height, their weight to surface area is so low that the ant will never hit a velocity that is terminal, so my question is why they won’t just jump from heights to reach certain points faster? Are they scared of heights?
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I am dealing with a carpenter ant infestation right now and I can tell you that they do jump and they do die from falling, or at least get seriously injured from it- to the point they no longer move. It’s precisely how I figured out the source- which is about 18’ high from the floor in my living room. They are in a void between an addition. Some started to be push out… most survive the fall but some do not. I have witnessed them roaming around on a beam, then fall/jump, and the death. I’ve been standing on a ladder eye to eye with them and watch it happen several times in the last few days as I’ve been baiting them.
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