Ant With Lightning Jaws Makes World's Fastest Strike
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Aug. 23, 2006

A new speed record has been set in the animal kingdom, scientists say.

A species of tropical ant snaps its jaws together at an astonishing 145 miles (233 kilometers) an hour, using the force of that motion not only to capture prey but also to catapult to safety, according to a new study.

The study establishes that the ants have adapted a structure normally used for feeding for a completely different purpose: propulsion.

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