The mandibles of the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, are the fastest known moving animal appendages, snapping shut at speeds of up to 90 meters per second. Adrian Smith In the tropics of Africa, Asia ...

An insect known as the Dracula ant has set a record for having the fastest-known animal appendage. The ant, also known as Mystrium camillae, can snap its jaw at speeds up to more than 200 mph, ...

So, imagine the surprise of the researchers who recently discovered that Dracula ants might be the fastest animals on earth. null The Dracula ant is not much of a traveler. Located mostly in the ...

Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findings, recently uncovered by researchers from the University of Illinois, appear ...

There’s a new fastest animal on Earth and it’s … an ant. Sorry if we disappointed you, but believe it or not this little — and somewhat terrifying — guy has taken out the new record. And he’s found in ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up ...

Brian Fisher, Ph.D., is a compact man in khaki shorts and bug-eye spectacles who encapsulates the indomitable energy of the insect he admires. He's never hoisted a leaf over his head that weighs 60 ...

There's a new high-speed record in the animal kingdom, and it belongs to a cannibal ant named for a vampire. Nature: Not scary at all. Venomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through ...

What’s the fastest animal in the world? You might guess a cheetah, a sailfish, or a peregrine falcon. According to new research, however, all of those are wrong. The fastest animal in the world is an ...

Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 meters per ...