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Strongest bugs
Every species in the Wild Files corpus where strongest is a defining trait.
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Beneficial
Six Legs82
Alias
Scarabaeus satyrus
African Dung Beetle
Navigates by the Milky Way. Rolls perfect straight lines. Pound-for-pound, the strongest insect ever measured.
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Curious
Six Legs72
Alias
Goliathus regius
Goliath Beetle
Heaviest insect in the world. Lifts 850× its own body weight. Lives in trees.
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Curious
Six Legs76
Alias
Dynastes hercules
Hercules Beetle
Longest beetle on Earth. Lifts 100× its weight. Wing covers shift color with humidity.
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Apex Outlaw
Six Legs87
Alias
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Sees 12 colors. Punches at 50 mph. The flash is hotter than the sun's surface.
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Curious
Six Legs77
Alias
Odontomachus bauri
Trap-Jaw Ant
Fastest jaws on Earth — 145 mph. Uses the same jaws to bounce itself out of trouble.
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Curious
Six Legs71
Alias
Sphecius speciosus
Eastern Cicada Killer
5 cm wasp. Hunts cicadas. Drags 2× her body weight home. Almost never stings humans.
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Apex Outlaw
Six Legs88
Alias
Birgus latro
Coconut Crab
LARGEST land-living arthropod on Earth. 4 kg, 1 m leg span. Climbs trees and opens coconuts.
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