Body length8 thousandths m
2.2 thousandthsGazebo diameters
8.9 hundredthsFrench fry lengths
5.3 thousandthsHockey sticks
About 8 mm
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Saharan Silver Ant
The fastest ant on Earth, running at 108 body lengths per second/Insects & Arachnids
The Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) is the fastest ant in the world, reaching speeds of 855 mm per second, or about 108 body lengths per second. It forages on the Saharan desert surface at temperatures up to 70 degrees Celsius, where almost nothing else can survive. Its silver hairs reflect sunlight and radiate heat. Each foraging trip lasts about 10 minutes before the ant would overheat.
Measurements
Running speed8.6 tenths m/s
2.1 millionthsSolar winds
713 millionFingernail growths
108 body lengths/s
Weight5 millionths kg
16.7 billionthsFull bathtubs
69.4 billionthsFull beer kegs
500 quadrillionInsulin molecules
About 5 mg
Surface foraging temperature343 K
1.2Wine cellars
4.45Liquid nitrogen
Up to 70 degrees C
Max foraging duration600 s
75Toddler attention spans
261 billionthsHuman lifespans
About 10 minutes