{"id":1358,"date":"2009-08-16T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2009-08-16T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2009-08-16T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2009-08-16T20:15:22","slug":"fastest-animal-reaction-we-have-a-new-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Fastest Animal Reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is well past its sell by date now, and its original purpose is long lost. So I&#8217;m going to make it a bit more scientific.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Animals which are contenders for having the fastest reactions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a title=\"Mantis Shrimp Information\" href=\"http:\/\/notexactlyrocketscience.wordpress.com\/2006\/08\/28\/mantis-shrimps-the-worlds-fastest-punch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mantis Shrimp<\/a> &#8211; it can move its front legs so fast and with such power\u00a0that it can stun small fish and even break into crab shells or damage aquariums.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Anna's Hummingbird\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna%27s_hummingbird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna&#8217;s Hummingbird<\/a> &#8211; can dive at speeds of 89 feet per second (around 60mph)<\/li>\n<li>The <a title=\"Black Marlin\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_marlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Marlin<\/a> &#8211; clocked indirectly at 83mph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speed is relative, though. A small mite in America, <a title=\"Paratarsotomus macropalpis\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paratarsotomus_macropalpis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\">Paratarsotomus macropalpis<\/span><\/a>, can run 322 body lengths per second. It&#8217;s only 0.7mm long, but it equates to a human running at 1,300mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is well past its sell by date now, and its original purpose is long lost. So I&#8217;m going to make it a bit more scientific. 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