A tiny ant that drinks the blood of its own young to survive has been named the world’s fastest animal. The Dracula ant, a feisty bug found only in Madagascar, boasts spring-loaded jaws that it uses ...

Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findings, recently uncovered by researchers from the University of Illinois, appear ...

The cheetah probably comes to mind first when you think of fast animals, but the records for fastest individual movements are far stranger. Mystrium camillae, a rare species of Dracula ant found in ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up ...

A new study of the Dracula ant has found that it is the fastest animal in the world. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 metres ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --The record for fastest appendage belongs to the dracula ant, Mystrium camilla, and its snap-jaw. Scientists clocked the speed of its mandibles at 200 miles per hours. The dracula ant's ...

In March, the Maui Invasive Species Committee’s little fire ant crew was wrapping up what they thought would be an uneventful day. The crew had placed peanut-butter-baited vials as part of a routine ...

What’s the fastest animal in the world? You might guess a cheetah, a sailfish, or a peregrine falcon. According to new research, however, all of those are wrong. The fastest animal in the world is an ...

An insect known as the Dracula ant has set a record for having the fastest-known animal appendage. The ant, also known as Mystrium camillae, can snap its jaw at speeds up to more than 200 mph, ...

So, imagine the surprise of the researchers who recently discovered that Dracula ants might be the fastest animals on earth. null The Dracula ant is not much of a traveler. Located mostly in the ...

Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 meters per ...