This tiny backyard bug does the fastest backflips on Earth

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Aug 29, 2024, 9:00 am111 pts
Move over, Sonic. There's a new spin-jumping champion in town—the globular springtail (Dicyrtomina minuta). This diminutive hexapod backflips into the air, spinning to over 60 times its body height in the blink of an eye, and a new study features the first in-depth look at its jumping prowess.

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