The huntsman spider is the fastest spider around. (Simon McGill/Moment/Getty Images) If you already find spiders creepy enough, you might want to stop reading here. A new study analyzes the sprinting ...
The study, posted to the preprint server bioRxiv on June 15, 2025, is one of the broadest locomotion analyses ever conducted on arachnids. Researchers compiled speed data across 258 spider species, ...
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Could you outrun a spider? Study ranks speeds of 258 species - the fastest could easily catch you
If you thought you could outrun a spider, think again. Scientists have identified the fastest spider ever recorded, and the quickest could easily catch you.
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