About this story
Tiny lifters, mighty teams
An ant can lift many times its own weight, talk with smells, and build an underground city with millions of sisters.
About 7 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- An ant can lift about fifty times its own weight.
- An ant colony can hold millions of ants and one queen.
- Ants talk to each other using smells.