California mite becomes fastest land animal
Arachnid outruns cheetah in terms of body lengths per second
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SPEEDY LEGS The California mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis can outpace Usain Bolt and even a cheetah in terms of body lengths per second.
Courtesy of J.C. Wright