{
  "name": "Scaling an ant to 70 kg: two routes, checks and factors",
  "desc": "The two routes from an ant's ratio to the same shape at 70 kg (carried loads and maximum bite), the 50-times what-if, the threshold to stand, the gap between routes, a length check on the scale factor and the size, muscle and jaw-shape factors, one row per claim with inputs and method.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Ants, Cells & Atoms",
  "url": "https://antscellsandatoms.com/insects/ant-strength/",
  "from": [
    "Merienne et al. 2021; Püffel et al. 2023 (Proc B); Püffel, Roces & Labonte 2023 (JEB); Moll et al. 2013; Rospars & Meyer-Vernet 2016; Sender et al. 2016; CODATA 2022 g_n"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Ants, Cells & Atoms from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Merienne H, Latil G, Moretto P, Fourcassié V 2021, PeerJ 9:e10664, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10664, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Püffel F, Meyer L, Imirzian N, Roces F, Johnston R, Labonte D 2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290:20230355, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0355, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Püffel F, Roces F, Labonte D 2023, Journal of Experimental Biology 226(13):jeb245140, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245140, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Moll K, Roces F, Federle W 2013, PLoS ONE 8(1):e52816, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052816, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Rospars JP, Meyer-Vernet N 2016, Royal Society Open Science 3(7):160313, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160313, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo R 2016, PLoS Biology 14(8):e1002533, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002533 (reference man 70 kg, 170 cm), retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "Shi Y, Xu Q, Shi R, Liu H, Zhang M, Hou X, Wang W, Deng Z 2024, Biomimetics 9(9):550, CC BY 4.0, https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9090550 (the 50-times figure for leaf-cutter ants, stated without a source), retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "CODATA 2022 recommended values, NIST SRD 121, standard acceleration of gravity 9.80665 m/s2 (exact), https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/cuu/Value?gn, retrieved 2026-10-25",
    "every value in the ratio_at_70_kg, shrink factor and gap columns, computed 2026-10-25"
  ]
}