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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🕷️💨 The jungle #huntsman #spider from #Queensland reached 3.59 meters per second, doubling the previous #arachnid speed record.
Researchers at #Imperial College #London measured 162 #species across four #continents to study spider #locomotion. They found that longer legs relative to body size predict greater speed.
👉 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532086-the-worlds-fastest-spider-tops-3-5-metres-per-second/
#biomechanics #arachnids #animals #science #biology #evolution #australia #wildlife #invertebrates #nature