microrobert
12-21-2012, 04:48 PM
How the black piranha has the most powerful bite of any animal in history - even a T-Rex
Outsized jaw muscles allow the black piranha to exert bite force equivalent to 30 times its bodyweight, a feat unmatched in the natural world, according to results of a finger-risking study.
Other animals like the great white shark, the hyena and the alligator can deliver more forceful bites, but their crunching power becomes much less impressive when viewed in relation to their overall size and weight, researchers said.
In fact, relative to their size, piranhas outperform even prehistoric monsters like Tyrannosaurus rex and the whale-chomping megalodon, a massive shark that preceded the great white, said the study.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/21/article-0-169D2011000005DC-879_634x917.jpg
The Black Piranha, which has outsized jaw muscles allowing it to exert bite force equivalent to 30 times its bodyweight, a feat unmatched in the natural world
The black piranha has the most powerful bite of any animal in history - even a T-Rex - researchers find | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2251768/The-black-piranha-powerful-bite-animal-history--T-Rex--researchers-find.html)
Outsized jaw muscles allow the black piranha to exert bite force equivalent to 30 times its bodyweight, a feat unmatched in the natural world, according to results of a finger-risking study.
Other animals like the great white shark, the hyena and the alligator can deliver more forceful bites, but their crunching power becomes much less impressive when viewed in relation to their overall size and weight, researchers said.
In fact, relative to their size, piranhas outperform even prehistoric monsters like Tyrannosaurus rex and the whale-chomping megalodon, a massive shark that preceded the great white, said the study.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/21/article-0-169D2011000005DC-879_634x917.jpg
The Black Piranha, which has outsized jaw muscles allowing it to exert bite force equivalent to 30 times its bodyweight, a feat unmatched in the natural world
The black piranha has the most powerful bite of any animal in history - even a T-Rex - researchers find | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2251768/The-black-piranha-powerful-bite-animal-history--T-Rex--researchers-find.html)