How Big Is an Ant? Average Size in cm & Worksheet

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Ant is about 3.0 mm tall, 6.0 mm wide, and 4.0 mm deep.

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Visual English Lesson

Ant

The ant is a tiny insect that lives in huge colonies and can carry many times its own weight.

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I can see an Ant.

The Ant is an animal.

Ant helps me learn a real-world English word.

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Which measurement tells how tall it is?

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About Ant

The ant is a tiny insect that lives in huge colonies and can carry many times its own weight.

Size Overview

An Ant is about 3 mm tall, 6 mm wide, and 4 mm deep. The ant is a tiny insect that lives in huge colonies and can carry many times its own weight.

6.0 mm
Width
3.0 mm
Height
4.0 mm
Depth

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An ant can lift something 50 times heavier than itself!

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