Marvel at the small animal that can run 47 steps per second

To see the "terrible" of this number, you can imagine a domestic cat reaching a running speed of up to 193 km / h according to the corresponding size ratio.

Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land, but their steps per second can only be counted on the fingers. Meanwhile, a small species of ant has the ability to move amazingly fast in proportion to its body length, with 47 steps per second, about 10 times more than the achievement of Usain Bolt - the holds the Olympic and world records in the 100 metres.

This little ant has the ability to move amazingly fast.

That is the silver ant Sahara who is the "speed king" in the ant world. Harald Wolf from the University of Ulm, Germany, said he has observed individuals that are said to have a speed of up to 1m/s, or 108 times their body length on average, when they move across the salt pans of the country. Tunisian region.

To see the "terrible" of this number, you can imagine a domestic cat reaching a running speed of up to 193 km / h according to the corresponding size ratio.

To do this, silver ants perform 47 steps per second by swinging their 4-6mm long legs at speeds of up to 1300mm/s, according to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

Silver ants make 47 runs per second.

Even the ants almost "fly" in the air in this state, when its steps cause all 6 legs and body to be lifted off the ground. This tremendous speed shows that the Sahara silver ant has evolved to adapt to desert environments with temperatures up to 60 degrees Celsius.

Accordingly, unlike other desert creatures, ants leave their shelters in the intense midday heat, as this is an important time to forage. Their meals are often the corpses of unfortunate creatures that have not survived the brutal heat of the Sahara.

What's even more amazing is that these ants can coordinate movements with each other precisely and smoothly, allowing a group to easily transport prey or essential supplies back to the nest at a speed that is not inferior to that of other ants. How much do they sprint?