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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« on: 20/01/2008 20:50:40 »
Well I would like to know! Wouldn't you?
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #1 on: 20/01/2008 21:42:36 »
I'm purdy sure its the ant, but I'm not for certain.

I saw this one the Animal Plant one day! But I forgot lol
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #2 on: 20/01/2008 22:25:14 »
The Dung Beetle has to be pretty much up there...

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But then...there are many ways to determine strength and ways to compare it...

take the flea for example.....ewe could say it has the strongest legs ?(perhaps ?) because it can jump a zillion times it's own height !!...well maybe not exactly a zillion....perhaps a zillion and one !!


The answer lays in the insect world anyway.........I think !!.....either that or even smaller !!


* dungbeetle.jpg (12.22 kB, 300x245 - viewed 1029 times.)
« Last Edit: 20/01/2008 22:26:56 by neilep »
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« Reply #3 on: 20/01/2008 23:54:40 »
That's a good one..... strongest human- Popeye...?
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #4 on: 21/01/2008 00:17:05 »
Wow how heavy do you suppose that is Neil?

and haha opus
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #5 on: 21/01/2008 05:04:15 »
Some sort of beetle.. rhinoceros? something like that
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #6 on: 21/01/2008 11:25:18 »
Quote from: Simulated on 20/01/2008 21:42:36
I'm purdy sure its the ant, but I'm not for certain.

I saw this one the Animal Plant one day! But I forgot lol

Nope... But keep trying!
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #7 on: 21/01/2008 11:26:37 »
Quote from: neilep on 20/01/2008 22:25:14
The Dung Beetle has to be pretty much up there...

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But then...there are many ways to determine strength and ways to compare it...

take the flea for example.....ewe could say it has the strongest legs ?(perhaps ?) because it can jump a zillion times it's own height !!...well maybe not exactly a zillion....perhaps a zillion and one !!


The answer lays in the insect world anyway.........I think !!.....either that or even smaller !!



You are so close.. that your on fire! We are comparing its strength in comparison to its own body weight!

Thanks for the beetle picture and response..and you are right about that insect world.. Aren't they

incredible!
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #8 on: 21/01/2008 11:27:20 »
Quote from: opus on 20/01/2008 23:54:40
That's a good one..... strongest human- Popeye...?

Oh Me love popeye.. But no cigar!
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« Reply #9 on: 21/01/2008 11:30:10 »
Quote from: JnA on 21/01/2008 05:04:15
Some sort of beetle.. rhinoceros? something like that

Thats exactly right!

Rhinoceros beetle can carry 250 times its own weight on its back setting the Guinness book of world records for being the strongest amongst animal human species, as per his own weight~!
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What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #10 on: 21/01/2008 12:11:59 »
So why did you asked Karen! lol
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« Reply #11 on: 21/01/2008 19:10:25 »
So that you might find and answer and perhaps some more interesting trivia about the Rhinocerous beetle....! YAYYYYYYYYYY! Does anyone know why this is possible for that beetle to do this.. As I do not know that part???
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« Reply #12 on: 21/01/2008 21:49:02 »
Limpets are pretty strong aren't they - clinging to those rocks an' all......?
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« Reply #13 on: 22/01/2008 01:19:35 »
I don't think I have ever seen a Limpet!
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« Reply #14 on: 26/09/2017 02:58:18 »
Quote from: Karen W. on 21/01/2008 19:10:25
So that you might find and answer and perhaps some more interesting trivia about the Rhinocerous beetle....! YAYYYYYYYYYY! Does anyone know why this is possible for that beetle to do this.. As I do not know that part???
Isn't that because they have exo-skeletons?
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Re: What is the strongest human, animal or insect for its size or its body weight?
« Reply #15 on: 04/10/2017 14:40:07 »
There was an insect which could jump or carry 40 times it's weight... I just can't recall the name.
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« Reply #16 on: 01/03/2018 02:06:15 »
Quote from: Danne on 04/10/2017 14:40:07
There was an insect which could jump or carry 40 times it's weight... I just can't recall the name.
Dung beetle?
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