Science
Slingshot spider launches itself 100 times faster than cheetah by creating spring coils in its web – Brinkwire
Deep in the Amazon jungle, the tiny slingshot spider soars through the air at lightning speed to capture its prey.
Launching from a spring-like web, it can accelerate 4,300 feet per second squared -over 100 times faster than a cheetah.
Velocities of 13 feet per second subject the world’s fastest spider to roughly 130 the acceleration of gravity (gs), or more than 13 times what fighter pilots can endure before passing out.
Scientists studying the mechanics of this daredevil arachnid believe u…
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