ace_garp comments on Australia's huntsman fastest spider recorded in new study

submitted 4 months ago by Quokka [A] to c/australia

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In short:

Australia's brown huntsman spiders are the fastest, according to a study, yet to be peer-reviewed, of 258 species.

According to the study, huntsman spiders can move at 3.59 metres per second.

More research is needed to confirm if there are other, faster species out there that have not been investigated.

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago

3.59 m/s = 12.9 kmph = 8 mph

To confirm, when you see them move at this speed, and you are a metre away, it will get all of your attention.