Author Topic: Check out this weightlifting ant! (Read 3198 times)

JasonH · « **on:** February 21, 2010, 01:26:33 PM »

An amazing image of an ant lifting 100 times its body weight has won first prize in a science photography contest.

The image shows an Asian weaver ant hanging upside down on a glass-like surface and holding a 500mg (0.02oz) weight in its jaws.

It was taken by zoology specialist Dr Thomas Endlein of Cambridge University as he researched insects' sticky feet.

Or in Getbig language:

Haha, oh brother, brutal toothpick legs and crap form attempting to lift 500mg without a spot.

marty31672 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2010, 01:37:31 PM »

how long has it been training??

noworries · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2010, 09:39:39 PM »

fake plates

gcb · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2010, 09:42:19 PM »

bigger arms than dorian

kiwiol · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2010, 09:55:28 PM »

All drugs

Dipadidu · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2010, 10:10:51 PM »

That's not Lee Priest!

#1 Klaus fan · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2010, 11:25:46 PM »

Pffft, I can do 1 arm finger curls with that weight.

spinnis · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:48:11 AM »

So he won first prize with a photos that doesn't even show the weight actually being lifted of the ground?

I mean for all we know it could still be on the ground.

Kwon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:51:11 AM »

I sure would like to be able to lift 100 times my bodyweight.

gcb · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:58:43 AM »

Quote from: Swede! on February 22, 2010, 04:48:11 AM

So he won first prize with a photos that doesn't even show the weight actually being lifted of the ground?

I mean for all we know it could still be on the ground.

that may not be the complete photo

titusisback · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:15:18 AM »

that ant's body fat was measured once and incredibly, it was 0.0%!

ManBearPig... · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:42:23 AM »

Quote from: Kwon on February 22, 2010, 04:51:11 AM

I sure would like to be able to lift 100 times my bodyweight.

it's great once you get there.

Mars · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:44:13 AM »

monster thickness

JasonH · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2010, 07:03:01 AM »

Quote from: Swede! on February 22, 2010, 04:48:11 AM

So he won first prize with a photos that doesn't even show the weight actually being lifted of the ground?

I mean for all we know it could still be on the ground.

I'm trying to get the ant to provide video proof or quite frankly I consider his lift to be BS.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2010, 07:21:22 AM »

You just know Thomas Endlein is out there somewhere balls deep right now. Bitches love this shit.

"Ya, my research grant." BAM. Pussy.

Adder · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2010, 07:21:35 AM »

Quote from: BigJ on February 21, 2010, 01:26:33 PM

An amazing image of an ant lifting 100 times its body weight has won first prize in a science photography contest.

The image shows an Asian weaver ant hanging upside down on a glass-like surface and holding a 500mg (0.02oz) weight in its jaws.

It was taken by zoology specialist Dr Thomas Endlein of Cambridge University as he researched insects' sticky feet.

Or in Getbig language:

Haha, oh brother, brutal toothpick legs and crap form attempting to lift 500mg without a spot.

that ant is shit .

The Hercules beetle is said to be the strongest creature on earth for its size, able to carry 850 times its own body weight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_beetle
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Hercules.beetle.arp.jpg

CalvinH · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2010, 08:04:51 AM »

No legs.

kevcat · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2010, 11:06:55 AM »

poor lats

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2010, 11:11:43 AM »

The reason that ants can lift so much is because body size (in terms of volume, which is closely related to mass) increases as a cube of length- while the cross sectional area of muscles increases as the square of length. So, as the size of an organism increases, its mass increases at a much greater rate than the cross-sectional area of its muscles, so those muscles have proportionately more mass to lift.

So, the reason ants can lift so much is because their small size means they don't have a large body mass that they must carry around- they have proportionately more muscle (in terms of that cross-sectional area) that they can use to lift heavy things. Conversely, humans are proportionately more massive, and have less muscle that can be applied to lifting heavy things.
http://www.ftexploring.com/think/superbugs_p2.html

spinnis · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2010, 11:37:38 AM »

Quote from: gcb on February 22, 2010, 04:58:43 AM

that may not be the complete photo

thats what Im thinking, that photo is worthless.

Rami · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2010, 01:00:24 PM »

Quite a successful and disciplined little creature.

Totally owns this planet in numbers.

Lion666 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 22, 2010, 02:03:42 PM »

surprised he doesn't wrap his knees,,, or wear a belt either.

Kwon · « **Reply #22 on:** February 22, 2010, 02:19:43 PM »

Imagine if we could lift 100 times our weight... we could toss around cars on the freeway...

BIG ACH · « **Reply #23 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:07:53 AM »

Great * frame

Get it, get it?

JasonH · « **Reply #24 on:** February 23, 2010, 06:21:52 AM »

Nice to see the weighlifting ant thread is still going strong - Getbig at its finest.

Author Topic: Check out this weightlifting ant! (Read 3198 times)

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