California mite becomes fastest land animal

Arachnid outruns cheetah in terms of body lengths per second

SPEEDY LEGS The California mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis can outpace Usain Bolt and even a cheetah in terms of body lengths per second.

Courtesy of J.C. Wright 

A sesame seed–sized mite from California can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound, and it is definitely not more powerful than a locomotive.