When it comes to pure, raw power in the natural world, the debate over which creature is the strongest animal is a heated one. Some animals have long been considered the fiercest, the largest, or the most terrifying, but strength combines all these qualities and more.

True strength in the animal kingdom is mostly physical, but many animals surprise you with their unexpected power. Animals can do astonishing and surprising things that often amaze humans. Whether carnivore or herbivore, big or small, aquatic or land creatures, strength shows in how they live, hunt, and survive. Some can be dangerous, while others are much more modest.

From tiny insects that can carry twice their weight to apex predators with terrifying bite forces to the largest animals alive today, the natural world is fu

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