Dung Beetle

A Dung Beetle is just around three or four inches long and weighs less than 3.5 ounces, but it can transport a ball of dung (poop) 200 times its weight. Most dung beetles use their acute sense of smell to locate excrement. Some smaller species just cling to the dung providers as they wait for the poo. A dung beetle captures the excrement and rolls it, despite all impediments, in a straight route. Dung beetles will sometimes try to take a dung ball from another beetle, so once they have rolled their ball, they must move quickly away from the dung pile to avoid being stolen. Male Dung Beetle can pull 1,141 times their body weight, which is the equivalent of an ordinary person hauling six double-decker buses. That's what makes it one of the most resilient animals on this list.

Except for Antarctica, this bug may be found on every continent. They are capable of surviving in both deserts and woodlands. These insects locate a clump of dung, roll it to a new location, then bury it before eating or laying eggs in it. While it may appear to be a filthy job, cleaning animal manure is necessary to maintain the land clean and pest-free. Dung beetles have a conservation status of "not in danger of extinction."

Scientific Name: Scarabaeidae

Animal for Relative Strength: Can Push an Object More Than 200 Times Its Weight