7 Facts About Ant That Will Shock You

✕ Jul 24, 2025 Akriti-kaul

7 Facts About Ant That Will Shock You

Ants Can Carry 10–50 Times Their Own Body Weight

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Ants Have Super-Complex Societies

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Ants Don’t Have Lungs, They Breathe Through Their Skin

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Some Ants Can Farm and Raise Other Insects. They protect aphids from predators

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Ants Can Survive Underwater for 24 Hours or More Some ants have developed ways to survive underwater

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There Are Over 12,000 Known Species of Ants found all over the world

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Ant species work together by linking their bodies to form living bridges and rafts.

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