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Beetle: Stronger than Hulk?
甲蟲強過綠巨人？
As we know from the movie, the Hulk is a guy who, when he gets angry, turns into the strongest, meanest creature on earth. The natural world features a few amazingly strong creatures of its own. In fact, the pound-for-pound strongest creature on earth is . . . drum roll please…
看過電影《綠巨人》的都知道，每當班納爾生氣時，就會失去自我意識，變身成為地球上最強壯最具破壞力的生物-綠色巨人。其實，在自然界中，也有一些這樣具有超凡力量的生物。這種實打實的地球最強生物就是——請擊鼓......
The rhinoceros beetle?
犀牛甲蟲？
Is it possible that a little old beetle, an insect, can bear more weight than, say, an elephant? Of course not, but when it comes to proportional strength, the rhinoceros beetle is second to none. Elephants, after all, can only carry around 25% of their own weight. The rhino beetle can carry a whopping 850 times its own weight on its back.
這么丁點大的小甲蟲可以負重超過大象嗎？當然不能，但是，如果是按體重和負重量的比例來算，犀牛甲蟲可是當之無愧的冠軍呢！畢竟，就算是大象也只能載動自身體重的四分之一左右，而我們小小的犀牛甲蟲卻能載動超過體重八百五十倍的東西呢！
Why are rhino beetles so strong? First, these beetles are nearly an inch long and packed with powerful muscles. Second, they generally have at least three legs touching the ground at all times. This gives these beetles the extraordinary balance and leverage that enable them to lift heavy objects.
那么犀牛甲蟲為什么如此強大呢？首先，這種甲蟲體短，只有一英寸長，但卻渾身是強健的肌肉。其次，通常它能夠做到至少三只腳同時著地，這就使得它具有超凡的平衡力和支撐點來抬起重物。
Since they live in tropical jungles along the equator, rhino beetles have to be strong to forage through the jungle floor. Named for the rhinoceros-like horn on its head, the rhino beetle uses its horn and proportional strength to move aside branches and other debris in search of food.
因為犀牛甲蟲生活在赤道附近的熱帶叢林，因此，它不得不足夠強壯才能在熾熱的地表搜尋到食物。正因為犀牛甲蟲的角酷似犀牛角，所以它才叫做犀牛甲蟲。犀牛甲蟲利用自己的角和力量來移開樹枝和其它障礙物來搜尋食物。
Rhino beetles are neither ferocious nor particularly dangerous. They eat rotting fruit and sap, and despite their fierce horned appearance do not bite or sting when handled. These gentle insects may not be hulk-like in demeanor, but their strength might turn other creatures green with envy.
犀牛甲蟲既不殘忍也不危險。它們食用的是腐爛的水果和樹的汁液，即便它們的角及其鋒利，但當你抓住它時它也不會叮咬你。因此，這些溫柔的昆蟲行為舉止絕對不會像恐怖的綠色巨人，但是，恐怕它們強大的力量會輕而易舉地讓其它生物妒忌的兩眼發紅吧！
