Ants

[Pelly8910]

Can ants trip or fall over, or is it impossible as they have 6 legs?

[RATTER15]

No they cant, dont be silly :-)

[Pelly8910]

really? I thought they could maybe trip over a leaf or something...

[jomifl]

Have you got ants that big in your garden?

[boxtops]

They stumble sometimes, roll over and carry on.

[society]

Try laying one on its back. lol

[wildwood]

Yes, they can fall over. Sometimes the trail can be hazardous, but they quickly flip themselves back up.

I once had a pet centipede that went 99-plonk everytime it walked. It had one wooden leg.

[DTCwordfan]

Do ants really live in pants?

[JonnyBoy12]

There is no such thing as a clumsy or slow ant. If you look closely at one then their legs are facing in all directions for maximum stability. If one were the size of a horse it could run faster than a Sports Car.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks Johnny, always wondered what Audi meant - Ants under Drunken Influence

[hippyhoppy]

They can get squashed when they appear on the bar at work...!.. 'can' = 'will'..

[JonnyBoy12]

I do not like the thought of you killing ants; I would class that as ant-isocial behaviour!

[squarebear]

If I saw an ant tripping over a leaf, I would move house.

[sara3]

you can get ant-iseptic for scuffed ant knees.

[society]

Squarebear I've seen that happen. It was a dried leaf though, and the ant was one of those big black ones.