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The Fastest Animal on Land Is a Mite
Paratarsotomus macropalpis, a sesame seed–size mite found in southern California, is the speediest terrestrial animal, according to body-length-per-second measurements reported in a new study.
This article was originally published with the title "Fastest Animal on Land? A Mite" in Scientific American 311, 1, 18 (July 2014)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0714-18b
