We all wish to have superpower of any kind. Although humans can be
considered super-intelligent on earth, but most of us would love to have
super-strength like Superman, superhealing like deadpool or superspeed
like flash. Did you know that most of the characters in superhero comics
took inspiration from the animals that are already roaming the lands,
oceans and sky of this planet? Keep reading the list to know about some
animals with incredible superpowers.
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Froghopper – (Super-jump)
Adult froghopper jump from plant to plant; some species are capable of
jumping up to 70 cm vertically: which is a more impressive performance
relative to body weight than another super jumpers “Fleas”, and
froghopper are considerably heavier than them.
The froghopper can accelerate at 4,000 m/s square over 2mm as it jumps
(experiencing over 400 gs of acceleration). They can jump up to 100
times their own length. That means, if an average man could jump this
long he would be able to cover about 177 meters distance in a single
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Peregrine Falcon – (Superspeed)
Peregrine falcon are some of the most widespread birds in the world.
They have a body length of 34-58 cm and wingspan from 74 to 120 cm.
Their diet consists of small to medium sized birds. They’re are very
well respected falconry birds due to their strong hunting ability and
high trainability. The most amazing thing about this breed of birds is
its dazzling speed, it has frequently been seen flying at the speed of
whopping 320 km/h (200 mph), the highest recorded speed of Peregrine
falcon is 389km/h (242 mph). |
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The Electric Eal – (Electric Shocks)
Despite its given name they’re more closely related to knifefish, which
is itself related to catfish. Electric eel have three pairs of abdominal
organs responsible for producing electricity, and these glands make up
80 percent of its entire body. The result is its ability to generate two
types of electric organ discharge: high voltage and low voltage.
When eel finds a prey, its brain sends a signal through nervous system
to electrolyte. This opens the ion channels, allowing sodium to flow
through, reversing the polarity momentarily. By causing a sudden
difference in electric potential, it works in pretty much in similar
manner to a battery. It can generate shock up to 860 volts that can last
for mere two milliseconds. But you don’t have to be scared of them, to
kill something as big as human, it needs to generate electric shock of
much higher voltage that should last for at least 30 milliseconds. |
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Dung Beetle – (Super-Strength)
Dung Beatles are quite interesting animals, they navigate by
polarization pattern of moonlight, currently they are only known animals
(except humans) that can navigate themselves using cluster of bright
stars or Milky Way. In other words, they navigate themselves with help
of galaxy.
But they landed on this list for their ability to pull the weight 1,141
times heavier than their own body weight, that makes them strongest
animal on the planet earth. For instance, if an average man wants to
challenge them in weight pulling competition, he would be required to
pull 45 large trucks that weighs around 2.4 tons each (isn’t that
astonishingly impressive?). |
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Tardigrade – (Indestructibility)
The thing that makes these micro-animals so incredible is that they are
virtually indestructible. The can survive everywhere and anywhere, from
mountain peaks to deepest oceans, from the driest deserts to the coldest
Antarctic. They perhaps are the most durable animals known to mankind.
They can survive extreme conditions that would be fetal to nearly all
life forms on earth. They can withstand temperature ranging from -272 to
150 degree Celsius. They can tolerate pressure 6 times greater than that
found in the deepest ocean trenches, ionizing radiation 100 times
greater than lethal dose for humans, and even the vacuum of outer space.
As if that wasn’t enough, they can live without food for more than 30
years, and dry themselves to level when 3 percent water left, only to
rehydrate, forage and reproduce. They are just invincible.
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The Platypus – (Electro-location)
The platypus baffled the 18th century Europeans when they first
discovered this creature. We mean, how would you react seeing an
egg-laying venomous mammal that lives in water and has duckbill,
beaver-tail and otter-foot. For a very long time the existence of this
animal was declared to be an hoax due to its weird appearance.
But they possess even more unusual features than previously thought, and
one of them is their ability to sense electric field generated by
muscular contraction. They’re the only known mammals who find their prey
using electrolocation. Their sixth sense is so powerful and reliable
that they close their eyes, nose and ears every time they dive, and go
on hunt.
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The Axolotl – (Superhealing)
There are several known animals that can heal fetal wounds and sometimes
regenerate their damaged body parts, (lizards regrow tails, sharks
continuously regrow lost teeth and spiders can restore lost legs).
But Axolotl is above all else, it’s capable of regenerating entire lost
appendages and vital structures in a period of months. They can regrow
lost limbs, tail and several internal organs. They have been found
restoring damaged parts of their brains. More amazingly, they can also
transplant their body parts from other Axolotl. They not only transplant
their limbs from other individuals, but also alien organs like eyes to
full functionality.
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