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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.
Why can ants lift so much? Â· 5 years ago. Ant strength is due to their small size. An ant worker can lift an object weighing five to ten times its weight and can drag a 20-50 times heavier object, whereas humans can rarely lift their own weight.