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Confidence votes 184. Ants can carry items 10 - 50 times their own body weight. Ants are small but they are very strong for their size. if you were that strong you could lift an automobile. the ants carry or drag heavy loads for food back to their nests. The food may be parts of plants or bits of dead animals.
The queen ant is larger, up to 3/4 inch. Swarmers, winged male and female ants who are born in the Spring in order to mate are also about 3/4 inch. Carpenter Ants are one of our most common ants. They are found in dead wood, such as trees, fallen logs, stumps, or even in houses.