The post Why scientists say this backflipping bug is Sonic the Hedgehog IRL appeared first on Talker. Composite image of a globular springtail jumping. (Dr. Adrian Smith via SWNS) ...

The makeover stretched from floor to ceiling. Every wall of the track was covered in custom “Racing Around The World” Sonic ...

It only takes a globular springtail one-thousandth of a second to backflip off the ground and they can reach a peak rate of 368 rotations per secon. DR. ADRIAN SMITH VIA SWNS. Dr. Smith solved the ...

Study corresponding author Dr. Adrian Smith said: “When globular springtails jump, they don’t just leap up and down, they flip through the air – it’s the closest you can get to a Sonic the ...

A tiny garden bug has been dubbed the real-life Sonic the Hedgehog because it does the fastest backflips on the planet. The "insanely fast" globular springtail completes a full body rotation in ...

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