This huge hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider on the planet
Scientists from the UK and Germany have identified the Australian brown huntsman spider as potentially the fastest spider in the world. The arachnid reached a top speed of 3.59 meters per second, surpassing previous records.
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The brown huntsman timed as the fastest spider at a top speed of 3.59 m/s – video Australia news This huge hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider on the planet A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and Germany
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