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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Saharan Silver Ant

Cataglyphis bombycina

About

The fastest ant in the world, sprinting across Saharan sand at midday when predators shelter from the heat. Its body is covered in silvery hairs that reflect sunlight.

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Did You Know?

It can cover 100 body lengths per second, making it proportionally one of the fastest animals on Earth.