Saharan silver ants are the world’s fastest despite relatively short legs
At top speeds, these scavengers basically gallop, with all six legs in the air at once
The world’s fastest ant doesn’t have the longest legs, but new speed tests in the Sahara show how it compensates.
Matthias Wittlinger
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