5/15/2023 0 Comments Flic flac spider gif![]() “If it performs this five to 10 times within one day, then it dies.” “It is a costly move,” Peter Jäger, a taxonomist at the institute who first identified the spider, told the New York Times. Researchers say it’s really meant as a last-ditch effort. ![]() The trick allows the flic-flac spider to increase its speed from 3.3 feet per second to 6.6 feet per second - a deceptive maneuver that, although reliable, uses a lot of the spider’s energy. All its performance is missing is a final "Ta da!" To perform the move, Cebrennus rechenbergi gets a running start, throws its front legs out in front of itself and then flips its body into the air, bringing its feet to touch the ground ahead of it. Researchers from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt, Germany, describe the newly identified acrobatic spider in a study published this week in the journal Zootaxa.Īccording to their findings, Cebrennus rechenbergi, the species' scientific name, is the only known spider that can move by means of flic-flac jumps (the term for cartwheels favored in scientific literature). To avoid predators, the Moroccan flic-flac spider performs a series of cartwheels that can double its speed to escape danger. Ingo Rechenberg/Technical University of BerlinĪ species of spider recently discovered in the Sahara desert is quite the seasoned gymnast, and its moves have inspired an advanced breed of miniature robots. A new species of spider, Cebrennus rechenbergi, evades predators by cartwheeling across the sand. ![]()
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