How far away can an ant smell?

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2026-08-27 11:05

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I timed a small black (european) ant running and it took about 3 seconds to run 10cm. This works out as 2 metres per minute which is about 0.12 km per hour or 0.08mph. Obviously this is only a rough estimate and there may be ants that can run much faster.

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