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
It’s to do with the fact they are so tiny they don’t have much weight of their own to lift so have more strength to devote to the object being carried. Ants also have special “lifty” muscles meant for that job. Sorry to be so vague. I am always amazed to see a stoat lifting a rabbit too…
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