Ants and Beetles are SUPER STRONG,
Even compared to other animals outside insects
Like Gorillas, but even then Gorillas are nowhere near as strong as those insects when it comes to pound for pound despite having much more muscle mass
I always thought that it had something to do with the insect’s anatomy or the shape of the object they’re carrying which led me to believe they could somehow redirect the force applied to them, there’s just so many variables going on, it’s so interesting but I never got a clear answer.
In: Biology
If you want a detailed explanation search you tube for Hanna Fry, ant’s aren’t that strong.
But the gist is picture a tank motor. To move a tank you need a big motor just to move the tank let alone pulling stuff.
But a motorbike can use a smaller motor to pull itself and has some power left over.
So a 10 ton tank pulling 10 ton weight looks impressive, but it’s only 2x it’s own weight.
While a 100kg motor bike can pull a 500kg weight. Something that’s 5x it’s weight.
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