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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:51 | comment | added | SGR | Square Cube law in full effect. A Horned Dung beetle scaled up to animal size would only be as strong as a regular animal its size. | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 9:44 | comment | added | David Griffin | The question poses the notion that the insects are the same size as animals. Which means surely they would have evolved to have relative strength for their size. Albeit that it would not be anywhere near as strong as its real-world counterpart - it would still be as strong as pack animals? | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 9:26 | comment | added | EngelOfChipolata | Unfortunately, a giant beetle would not be as strong as the little one. Those things are not proportional. | |
| Apr 13, 2017 at 9:09 | history | answered | David Griffin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |