The world's fastest spider tops 3.5 metres per second
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A jungle huntsman spider (Heteropoda jugulans) from Queensland, Australia clocked at 3.59 metres per second is crowned the fastest spider in the world in a comprehensive global study of 162 live spider species and 96 additional recorded species, revealing how leg anatomy and evolutionary history drive running speed across arachnids.
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