This Mighty Mite Runs At Equivalent Of 1300 Miles Per Hour

Move over, Australian tiger beetle. There’s a new runner in town. Relative to its size, a Southern California mite runs faster than any other animal, also thrives in temperatures that would kill most other animals Although the mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis is no bigger than a sesame seed, it was recently recorded running at up to 322 body lengths per second, a measure of speed that reflects how quickly an animal moves relative to its body size. The previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle, tops out at 171 body lengths per second.



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