🐙 Giant Pacific octopus vs Leafcutter ant 🐜
The giant Pacific octopus is about 300 times as long as the leafcutter ant.
| Row | 🐙 Giant Pacific octopus | 🐜 Leafcutter ant |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the leafcutter ant yet. | 31 to 51 lb14 to 23 kg1 | no checked number yet |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the leafcutter ant yet. | 3 to 5 years3 to 5 years1 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The giant Pacific octopus eats meat; the leafcutter ant eats plants. | crabs, clams, shrimp and fish | a fungus they grow on chewed-up leaves, and sweet juice from the leaves |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | the cold North Pacific, from California to Japan | the rainforests of Central and South America |
Which one? Giant Pacific octopus or leafcutter ant
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the giant Pacific octopus or the leafcutter ant yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Park Science: leafcutter ant Atta mexicana at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, checked 30 October 2026.