The unbelievable 'transcendental' abilities of insects

Turning head 180 degrees, championing power . are incredibly ingenious abilities of some insects.

Most insects on the planet are small and cute. However, many of them have amazing abilities that any other insect must envy.

1. Orchid mantis - clever camouflage

As a member of the mantis family and living primarily in tropical rainforests in Southeast Asian countries, this is considered one of the best camouflage animals in the world.

On the outside, many people will be difficult to distinguish this mantis and orchid petals. In addition to having vivid colors like orchid petals, this mantis also has petal-like movements swinging in the wind.

Their four legs looked exactly like orchid petals, while the front limbs were serrated like other mantis used in capturing prey.

Orchid mantis can change about 90 colors, between pink and brown, depending on the color of the orchid. Despite the gentle, feminine appearance, the orchid mantis is very aggressive and can cause minor injuries to humans.

2. Mantis - rotate the head 180 degrees

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As a carnivorous insect, mantis lives mainly in many Asian countries. There are many opinions that mantis species have close relationship with cockroaches, grasshoppers and crickets.

In addition to the large eyes, they also have three small eyes in the middle to increase their ability to detect prey. This ability allows mantis to identify predators and prey in the fastest way to take appropriate action.

In addition, this mantis also has excellent camouflage ability when easily disappearing in green foliage. The mantis is well known for its cannibalism, especially mantis, which will eat male mantis after mating.

3. Beetle - pulls 1,000 times the body weight

Onthophagus beetles taurus are not common dung beetles. Males are often horny and very aggressive, especially in battle for partners.

More specifically, they are considered to be the strongest insect in the world when it is possible to pull an object that weighs 1.141 times the body weight, equivalent to a 70 kg person lifting 6 double-decker buses full of passengers.

A unique feature of this species is that they really like fresh manure (animal manure). When the 'food' is discovered, the female will be tasked to collect dung, bury the dung in a small cellar and lay eggs in it. After the female beetle eggs hatch into larvae, they take that stool as food.

4. Fleas - jumps 100 times higher than body length

As a blood-sucking parasite that lives mainly in dogs and cats, fleas are the cause of disease transmission because they often move from one place to another.

However, little is known about fleas as the tallest and most distant jumping animals in the world if measured in length, height they jump over size. With a length of 1.5-1.6mm, fleas can jump 18cm high, 33cm far, 100 times more than its body length.

Scientists discovered that the flea jumps so high because the elastic pads on the legs have a special protein called resilin. In addition, another important factor that helps fleas be the champion of high jumps is the strong muscles and tendons of this species.

5. Desert grasshopper - fly "super fast"

As an insect that is considered an enemy of farmers, grasshoppers have fast moving speeds and often 'kill away' the fields that it passes through in an instant.

According to a recent reliable study, desert grasshoppers can fly at 33km per hour. For comparison, a normal person can run 1.6km within 10 minutes and the desert grasshopper can be twice as fast.

Scientists believe that the deformation of the grasshopper wing has helped it maintain a constant angle to reduce drag and allow grasshoppers to fly more efficiently. Grasshoppers often move in very large flocks and have a clear coordination with each other. In places where grasshoppers pass, trees there are destroyed due to their gluttony.