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The little ant is strongest of all

Which animal is the strongest?

Which animal is the strongest?

It is not the lion or elephant, but the ant, which might be as small as 1mm or as long as 50mm. This tiny insect can carry up to 50 times its own weight. The ant does not have any bones, only a horny skin, which serves as a protective covering. It has very powerful jaws, which it uses to cut and carry leaves, flowers, seeds, twigs, wood, dirt, cocoons and even parts of larger animals such as lions and crocodiles . If an 80kg man had the equivalent strength of an ant, he would be able to lift four tons with his teeth. - bigsiteofamazingfacts.com; biologyonline.org answers.yahoo.com

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