Let’s not go into invertebrates, because they are STUPID strong for their size, but constrictor snakes are really strong for their size.
I have a 4ft long Ball Python, and when she wraps on my arm and doesn’t want to come off, it is difficult to get her off.
I could be wrong on this, but IIRC, it was either constrictor snakes or predatory sharks that were about 98% muscle. I could be wrong on this, I remember reading this years ago.
Great white sharks are stupid strong too. When they breach when killing seals, it’s not actually the bite that kills the seal, it’s the ramming speed. Ridiculous power.
Yes, the only time we as humans are able to recruit most of our muscle fibers is during certain life or death situations or when on PCP. Our nervous system is designed to dampen our full muscular response because overt muscular exertion could actually tear our own ligaments and break our bones.
That has to be one of the most badass and eye opening things I’ve ever seen. My favourite animal was the Ocelot because they “looked cool” and “remind me of MGS”, but now it’s all about Honey Badgers and a slightly lesser extent the Mongoose. Honey Badgers alone are freakin’ raw. Takes a snake’s meal, trolls said snake by eating its food right in front of him, than kills the snake, succumbs to the venom, but recovers… and finishes eating the snake? Holy crap, so much respect.
Cats. Big, small, cats were the shit. Still are. After a couple years of having no pets, I picked up (literally) a new kitten this week. Some piece of trash tossed a few kittens out of a window 3 cars ahead of me on the interstate during rush hour Tuesday morning, and this was the only one that made it to the shoulder without getting killed. I’d forgotten that they like to walk across keyboards while you’re not looking.
