Why don't ants get hurt when they fall?

Ants are really strong. They are really as strong as the Marvel's Ant man! They never get hurt for falling off from a great height...So, "Why don't ants get hurt when they fall?"...Let's explore!

The force of gravity pulls everything that is up in the air towards the Earth- and at the same time, air gives an upward thrust called 'lift' to flying bodies. A flying body falls to Earth when the force of gravity is stronger than the lift. In the case of ants, the lift is more or less equal to the force of gravity- in fact, if there is a wind blowing, an ant that is falling, will float away. From the ant's point of view, the very atmosphere itself is thick and viscous, and its experience of falling from a height is similar to ours when we fall through water to the bottom of a pool.

Moreover, ants simply don't have enough weight and mass to cause them to hit the ground hard enough to suffer injury. So, if you pick up an ant and drop it from a height, you will see it happily scampering away after it hits the ground.

There are a few more factors as well! These insects have a tough exoskeleton made of chitin which is capable of absorbing any impact on the body. Even if the impact of fall was capable enough of causing a rupture, it wont bleed as much because of it's excellent clotting system!

So, next time you think of throwing an ant away, to kill it...Think again!

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