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Subject: How many wasps would it take to lift 100 pounds?

Date: Tue Jan 20 18:05:00 2009
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Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
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Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1232499900.Zo
Message:

This question is not a joke, although it could be taken as odd. I am trying to
find information on the lifting strength of insect wings.Any strong insect would
do, but I used wasps in my question because some of the predatory/parasitic ones
are in the habit of taking big insects home to their babies,and I wanted to find
an insect with strong wings. I also though that the wasps' wing arrangement
would make them good for lifting things. I think that a bunch of wasps,all
attached to strings,could lift about 100 pounds, and probably more. Although
they may not be organized enough to coordinate this, I ask about the muscular
strength of the wasps,and  not their organization. Has any work been done on
this? Please tell me if a team of properly harnessed wasps could lift 100
pounds, maybe more. Thank you.  


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