That would be like me pulling a car with my teeth. Another super-strong insect is the rhino beetle. It is able to carry up to 100 times its own weight. Let's see, that would be like a 100-pound human carrying 10,000 pounds. But hang on to your hat, because Ruppell's vultures can soar around seven miles above the ground.
Camels truly are survivors of the desert.
They can go without water for 17 days, losing up to 25 percent of their body weight with no ill effects. To replenish the water loss, these animals will drink over 26 gallons of water in one setting. When click beetles are in an aerial battle with a predator, they will jack-knife in midair to evade being captured. Many times this maneuver exerts 400 Gs on the beetle's body. There is a phenomenon known as rat king.