Can you outrun the world's fastest recorded spider?
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This huge, hairy Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider in the world. Can you outrun it? Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia?sub_confirmation=1 A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species of spiders analysed by scientists in the UK and Germany. Dr Jonas Wolff, of the University of Greifswald in Germany and one of the lead authors of the new research, said one key finding was that “it was not the largest species that ran the fastest”. Rafqa Touma explains, based on the reporting of Guardian Australia environment correspondent Graham Readfearn. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia?sub_confirmation=1 Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian A
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