← Back to context Comment by asteli 7 years ago One cm^3 of water is 1g. Ant's a lot smaller. 6 comments asteli Reply kijin 7 years ago Alternatively, 1mm^3 of water is 1mg. Imagine the average ant as the sum of three balls, each measuring 1mm^3. That's 3mg. MauranKilom 7 years ago While a sphere is going to be in the same ballpark, a cube of 1mm³ is presumably easier to imagine. projektfu 7 years ago Except an ant looks like 3 spheres 2 replies → tempguy9999 7 years ago Some ants are get pretty sizeable.
kijin 7 years ago Alternatively, 1mm^3 of water is 1mg. Imagine the average ant as the sum of three balls, each measuring 1mm^3. That's 3mg. MauranKilom 7 years ago While a sphere is going to be in the same ballpark, a cube of 1mm³ is presumably easier to imagine. projektfu 7 years ago Except an ant looks like 3 spheres 2 replies →
MauranKilom 7 years ago While a sphere is going to be in the same ballpark, a cube of 1mm³ is presumably easier to imagine. projektfu 7 years ago Except an ant looks like 3 spheres 2 replies →
Alternatively, 1mm^3 of water is 1mg. Imagine the average ant as the sum of three balls, each measuring 1mm^3. That's 3mg.
While a sphere is going to be in the same ballpark, a cube of 1mm³ is presumably easier to imagine.
Except an ant looks like 3 spheres
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Some ants are get pretty sizeable.