How do ants climb on the ceiling?

Ants are the acrobats of the insect world. Lots of them spend their days climbing on just about everything – even the ceiling! So how do they do it?  We asked biologist Teresa Rose Osborne to help us find the answer. Thanks to the National Science Foundation for helping fund her research!

Ants are the acrobats of the insect world. Lots of them spend their days climbing on just about everything – even the ceiling! So how do they do it?  We asked biologist Teresa Rose Osborne to help us find the answer. Thanks to the National Science Foundation for helping fund her research!
Got a question that’s really bugging you? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help find the ant-swer!

Ants are the acrobats of the insect world. Lots of them spend their days climbing on just about everything – even the ceiling! So how do they do it?  We asked biologist Teresa Rose Osborne to help us find the answer. Thanks to the National Science Foundation for helping fund her research!

Got a question that’s really bugging you? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help find the ant-swer!

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