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Scientists Found the World’s Fastest Spider, and It Can Outrun the Average Human Jogger

Researchers tested 258 spider species and found that Australia’s jungle huntsman spider can hit more than 8 miles per hour.

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I regret to inform you that a team of researchers, writing in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed paper published on bioRxiv, tested the running speed of 258 spider species and found one that’s significantly faster than the average human. I know, terrifying.

The winner is the jungle huntsman spider, aka Heteropoda jugulans, a species fittingly native to Queensland, Australia. It clocked an astonishing top speed of 3.59 meters per second, or just over 8 miles per hour. Considering that the average human jogs in the 5 to 6 MPH range, that’s a bit........

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