The black piranha, a small fish found in the Brazilian Amazon, has been found to have a bite force 30 times stronger than its body weight. This discovery was made by an international team of researchers who used modern technology to analyze the bite force of the fish. The results of the study were published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports. The team of researchers, consisting of scientists from the United States, Egypt, and Brazil, studied 15 black piranhas from the Amazon basin in Brazil. The fish were caught and then allowed to bite a measuring plate. The study was dangerous and difficult to conduct due to the aggressive nature of the fish.
The black piranha has a bite force stronger than that of a great white shark, an adult alligator, or even the prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex. The researchers found that the fish can bite with a force of 320 Newtons, which is three times the strength of an American alligator. The study also allowed the researchers to estimate the bite force of the extinct Megapiranha, which lived about five million years ago. The Megapiranha was estimated to have a bite force of around 4,749 Newtons, which allowed it to easily crush turtle shells.
The study provides valuable information about the black piranha and its bite force, which has been a subject of fascination for many years. The research also sheds light on the evolution of the piranha and its ancestors, including the Megapiranha. The findings of the study may have implications for the conservation of the black piranha and its habitat in the Amazon basin. The study highlights the importance of scientific research in understanding the natural world and the creatures that inhabit it.
