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The Dung Beetle can pull 1,141 times its own body weight

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Need help moving? Be sure to recruit a beetle! The Dung Beetle (Onthophagus taurus), for instance, can pull 1,141 times its own body weight. That’s like a person pulling six large buses full of people!

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100323212158.htm

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