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    Paratarsotomus macropalpis is a species of mite belonging to the family Anystidae. The mite is endemic to Southern California and is usually observed darting...
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  • relative to its body length, is the Southern Californian mite, Paratarsotomus macropalpis, which has a speed of 322 body lengths per second. The equivalent...
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    minute animal. A mite also holds a speed record: for its length, Paratarsotomus macropalpis is the fastest animal on Earth. The mites living in soil consist...
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    tiger beetle Cicindela eburneola and the California coastal mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis. This is nearly the walking pace of a human being, and compared...
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    died from heat stress. In April 2014, the South Californian mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis has been recorded as the world's fastest land animal relative...
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