The Globular Springtail Can Jump and Spin at More Than 22,440 RPM
The Globular Springtail Can Jump and Spin at More Than 22,440 RPM
May 29, 2020
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World’s smallest acrobats? Maybe! Meet the globular springtail, one of the fastest backflipping animals on Earth. Using a spring-loaded tail called a furca, they can launch into the air and spin at an astonishing 𝟑𝟔𝟖 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 to escape danger. Tonight, Adrian Smith, head of our Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, joins PBS’ @sci__nc to spotlight these bouncy critters. Don’t miss Unusual Science, premiering Thursday, September 4 at 8:30 PM. And get ready to hop
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World’s smallest acrobats? Maybe! Meet the globular springtail, one of the fastest backflipping animals on Earth. Using a spring-loaded tail called a furca, they can launch into the air and spin at an astonishing 𝟑𝟔𝟖 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 to escape danger. Tonight, Adrian Smith, head of our Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, joins PBS’ @sci__nc to spotlight these bouncy critters. Don’t miss Unusual Science, premiering Thursday, September 4 at 8:30 PM. And get ready to hop
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Meet the globular springtail, a tiny insect that can spin over 60 times its body height. The springtails can jump into a backflip in one-thousandth of a second and can reach a peak rate of 368 rotations per second. According to researchers, springtails don’t fly, bite, or sting. However, they can jump in order to avoid predators. Read the full story in our Science & Technology in today’s newsletter #linkinbio. | 1440
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Meet the globular springtail, a tiny insect that can spin over 60 times its body height. The springtails can jump into a backflip in one-thousandth of a second and can reach a peak rate of 368 rotations per second. According to researchers, springtails don’t fly, bite, or sting. However, they can jump in order to avoid predators. Read the full story in our Science & Technology in today’s newsletter #linkinbio. | 1440
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Globular springtail (Sminthuridae) walking on water. Surface tension holding up very tiny animal. Macro hexapod in nature.
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Globular springtail (Sminthuridae) walking on water. Surface tension holding up very tiny animal. Macro hexapod in nature.
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Adrian Smith on Instagram: "Globular springtails are some of the fastest backflipping animals on earth! I published new research today describing their jumps! Head over to Ant Lab on YT to see more about this research or read the study in @iobjournal"
Adrian Smith on Instagram: "Globular springtails are some of the fastest backflipping animals on earth! I published new research today describing their jumps! Head over to Ant Lab on YT to see more about this research or read the study in @iobjournal"
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