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  • Dracula ants possess fastest known animal appendage: the snap-jaw

    Dec 12, 2018 8:30 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Professor Andrew Suarez. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Professor Andrew Suarez. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There’s a faster appendage in town. The Dracula ant can snap its mandibles at speeds of more than 200 mph - the fastest animal movement on record