Submission + - Speed-setting ant!
Assassin bug writes: From the article:
A tropical ant is the new speed champion in the animal kingdom. According to new research, the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus bauri crashes its mandibles shut at up to 137 kilometers per hour, making its strike the fastest self-powered movement known. The chomp generates so much force that, should the hunter become the hunted, it can also be used to propel the ant out of danger. ...And in case you miss it at the bottom of the page these formidable formicids jump!.
A tropical ant is the new speed champion in the animal kingdom. According to new research, the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus bauri crashes its mandibles shut at up to 137 kilometers per hour, making its strike the fastest self-powered movement known. The chomp generates so much force that, should the hunter become the hunted, it can also be used to propel the ant out of danger.
