Yesterday, my kids gave an ant a piece of popcorn and watched it carry it across gravel, sand, rocks, all the way back to its colony. It took the ant about 40 minute to get it all the way back. They were cheering it on, making bets, predicting what would stop it, or if it was going to make it. The kernel had to be ten times its size and the sheer determination of that ant was astounding. The kids then spent another two hours placing food around the colony and watching them work.