Perhaps instead of ‘as strong as an ox’, the saying should go ‘as strong as an ant’.
These incredible pictures show just how mighty the tiny insects can be, as they lift items several thousand times their own weight using their teeth.
Photographer Thanh Ha Bui, 31, decided to test the weaver ants – famed for their weightlifting skills – as they marched across a branch in his parents’ back garden in Vietnam.
He started off small, experimenting with pieces of food and leaves, but soon moved onto weightier objects such as chillies and pencils.
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