Science 101: If an insect grows to human size, will it have superhuman strength?

by: William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

If insects grew to gigantic proportions, could they take over the world with their super-strength? To find and understand the answer, you have to understand a bit of basic geometry and how it applies to all kinds of organisms of different sizes.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2006Stock # sc06_043_07_54Volume 043Issue 07

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