(04-13-2014, 09:33 AM)Oni Wrote: If anybody finds the average distance ants travel in their lifetime, I will give them all of my SP. Requiring legitimate sources.

(04-13-2014, 10:06 AM)OversouL Wrote: Can't you find it on google?

(04-13-2014, 10:27 AM)Duubz Wrote: Speaking of Google, I just made a Python program that searches it with the amount of results you want.

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OT:

Ants live an average life span of 60 days.
Ants also travel at 1.09 KM / Day assuming it does NOT stop walking.

24 Hours = 1 day
1440 Hours = 60 days (Assuming the ant lives to its' oldest)

24 * 1440 = 1569.6 = Average distance in Kilometers

Sources:
- https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100117211336AAe3FbN (Ant distance)
- http://lingolex.com/ants.htm (Ant lifespan)

(04-13-2014, 10:36 AM)OversouL Wrote: It should be
1.09 * 60 = 65.4 KM

(04-13-2014, 10:27 AM)Duubz Wrote: Ants live an average life span of 60 days.

(04-13-2014, 10:51 AM)Aurora Wrote: What? No. The queen lives for 30 years, male ants live for a few weeks, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Queens and males don't walk though, and just mate.

(04-13-2014, 10:56 AM)Duubz Wrote: I meant 45 - 60 days.

(04-13-2014, 10:36 AM)OversouL Wrote: It should be
1.09 * 60 = 65.4 KM

also ants live an average lifespan of 45-60, so let's take the median which is 52.5 days
1.09 * 52.5 = 57.225 or (57.23 KM)

(04-13-2014, 10:51 AM)Aurora Wrote: After some research, I have discovered that this task is mostly futile, as ants are cold blooded, and their speed depends on the temperature of their surroundings. Also, ants are slow paced in day to day life, looking for food, but if faced with a hazard, they can move pretty fast. This also makes this task harder. So, we can resort to averages. The average ant walks 1 inch, or 2.54 cm every two seconds. Or, 1/2 inch/1.27cm every second. Since ants don't sleep, we can assume that they walk non-stop each day, looking for food. This means that they travel an average of 1.09km each day. The queen can live up to 30 years, and there are 10957.3 days in 30 years, but, the queen ant does not walk much, so we can rule her out. Male ants however only live for a few weeks, but they also don't travel, just mate with the queen. Worker ants are the ones we are talking about I presume. They live for around one to three years, an average of two years. There are 730.484 days in two years, walking at an average of 1.09km every day, means that worker ants travel an average of 796.22756km if they live for two years. Remember, this is an average and varies from species to species.

Feel free to reply if you want any more information, such as for different average lifespans, etc. @Oni

Sources:

http://askville.amazon.com/ant-travel-24-hours/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=227038
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100117211336AAe3FbN
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_do_ants_sleep?#slide=1
https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080622115830AA9Sedp
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_ants_jobs_in_an_ant_colony#slide=2

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What? No. The queen lives for 30 years, male ants live for a few weeks, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Queens and males don't walk though, and just mate.

(04-13-2014, 04:17 PM)Aurora Wrote: I think you're talking about male ants then. They don't walk at all, much. They just mate with the queen, and then die. Worker ants are the ones you need to mention.