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Mite is the fastest Sprinter on earth
Tick Paratarsotomus macropalpis known to scientists for a hundred years. But now biologists decided to see how fast it is a predatory insect.
California researchers using high-speed video, found that this tick runs in 1 second 322 length of his body. It puts a tiny animal in the category of absolute Champions in speed.
The previous record holder tiger beetle from Australia were able to run 171 body lengths per second. For comparison, a Cheetah can move at the speed of 96 kilometers per hour, runs only 16 lengths of his body for a second. That is, the tick can reach the speed of 2000 km/h. the data Obtained will help engineers in the development of ultra-fast robots.
Source: nauka24news.ru/
