Super-strong ants carry chilli peppers five-times their size

Itching to show off their skills! Super-strong ants carry chilli peppers five-times their size back to their nest in an amazing show of pint-sized brawn

  • Chilies looked enormous next to the weaver ants who carried them by their stems in Mataram City, Indonesia
  • The two millimetre-long ants – who weigh just 5mg – navigated thin branch upside down as they carried fruit 
  • Amateur photographer Adhi Prayoga, 49, captured the shots of the ants carrying the chilies in a garden  

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A colony of super-strong ants were seen carrying chili peppers five-times their size back to their nest in an amazing show of pint-sized brawn.

The small chilies looked enormous next to the tiny weaver ants who dragged them along by their stems in Mataram City, Indonesia.

Making their feat even more impressive, the two millimetre-long ants – who weigh just 5mg – navigated a thin branch upside down as they carried the fruit.

Amateur photographer Adhi Prayoga, 49, captured the amazing shots in a garden.

Mr Prayoga, from Mataram City, said: ‘They were carrying the food to their nests, which were in the leaves of a pomegranate tree about half a metre from the ground.

‘I was very happy to see this because I was able to see their hard work, cooperation, discipline and strength.’

A colony of super-strong ants were seen carrying chili peppers five-times their size back to their nest in an amazing show of pint-sized brawn in Indonesia

The small chilies looked enormous next to the tiny weaver ants who dragged them along by their stems in Mataram City, Indonesia.

A weaver ant was seen holding onto a chili by itself

The small chilies looked enormous next to the tiny weaver ants who dragged them along by their stems in Mataram City, Indonesia

Making their feat even more impressive, the two millimetre-long ants - who weigh just 5mg - navigated a thin branch upside down as they carried the fruit

Making their feat even more impressive, the two millimetre-long ants – who weigh just 5mg – navigated a thin branch upside down as they carried the fruit

Amateur photographer Adhi Prayoga, 49, captured the amazing shots of the ants carrying the chilies in a garden in Indonesia

Amateur photographer Adhi Prayoga, 49, captured the amazing shots of the ants carrying the chilies in a garden in Indonesia

Even droplets of water look huge next to the tiny ants who dragged the chilies along the thin branch in Indonesia

The ants each held one chili in this amazing shot

Even droplets of water look huge next to the tiny ants who dragged the chilies along the thin branch in Indonesia

Photographer Mr Prayoga, from Mataram City, said: 'They were carrying the food to their nests (the ants, pictured), which were in the leaves of a pomegranate tree about half a metre from the ground'

Photographer Mr Prayoga, from Mataram City, said: ‘They were carrying the food to their nests (the ants, pictured), which were in the leaves of a pomegranate tree about half a metre from the ground’

Mr Prayoga added: 'I was very happy to see this because I was able to see their hard work, cooperation, discipline and strength.' Pictured: The ants carrying the fruit

Mr Prayoga added: ‘I was very happy to see this because I was able to see their hard work, cooperation, discipline and strength.’ Pictured: The ants carrying the fruit