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Insects WITH SUPER STRENGTHSuperheroes with super strength: Superman, Hulk
Examples in the natural world: 1. Leafcutter ant (can lift 50x it's own body weight) 2. Rhinoceros beetle (can lift 750x it's own body weight) 3. Dung beetle (can pull 1,141x it's own body weight) 1. Leafcutter ants [Atta cephalotes] Size: vary from .1 - .65 inches.* Diet: Leafcutter Ants cut pieces of leaves or grass with strong jaws, then use the plant matter to grow their own fungus, which they eat. Habitat: Leafcutter Ants live in nests in forests and agricultural areas, mostly in tropical areas. Located in Southwestern United States, Central and South America. • Equivalent of a human carrying a medium-sized van. 2. Rhinoceros Beetle [Dynastinae] Size: Can grow up to 6 inches Diet: Herbivore Habitat: Leaf litter, plants, and fallen logs (found in every continent excluding Antarctica) 3. Dung beetle Size: length ranges from 0.004 inches to 2.4 inches Diet: feed on dung (faeces) Habitat: Dung beetles are solitary creatures. Sometimes they ride on the animals, whose feces they like to eat. The dung beetle is not only the world's strongest insect but the world's strongest animal compared to body weight. The necessary strength of a human equivalent would be the ability to |
Myostatin related muscle hypertrophyMyostatin- related muscle hypertrophy is a mutation that inhibits the synthesis of myostatin, causing increased muscle size and reduced subcutaneous fat pad thickness. As of now, it has not been known to cause any medical complications. People affected by this rare genetic condition can have up to twice the normal amount of muscle mass in the bodies usually along with increased muscle strength.
The condition is brought about by a mutation in the MSTN (myostatin) gene, which provides the instructions for making the protein myostatin. This protein is used in skeletal muscles for movement both before and after birth. It usually restrains the growth of muscle growth to make sure that muscles do not grow too large. Mutations inhibit the production of this protein and therefore, muscles grow to sizes larger than the standard. There is a pattern to the inheritance of myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy known as incomplete autosomal dominance. Some people have a mutation in both copies of the MSTN gene in each cell (homozygotes) have a significant increase in muscle mass and strength. People with a mutation in only one copy of the gene (heterozygotes) have increased muscle bulk as well, but to a lower degree. |