Saharan Silver Ant The Saharan silver ant (Cataglyphis bombycina) is a species of insect that lives in the Sahara Desert. It is the fastest of the world’s 12,000 known ant species, clocking a velocity of 855 millimetres per second (over 1.9 miles per hour or 3.1 kilometres per hour). It can travel a length 108 times its own body length per second, a feat topped only by two other creatures, the Australian tiger beetle Cicindela eburneola and the California coastal mite Paratarsotomus macropalpis. This is nearly the walking pace of a human being, and compared to its body size would correspond to a speed of about 200 m/s (720 km/h) for a 180 cm (6 ft) tall human runner.
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Quick quiz
🔹 What are the 4 pillars of regional integration?
🔹 What are the organs and institutions of the EAC?
🔹 Who was the first Executive Secretary of the EAC?
As we celebrate the EAC Day today, tell us;
What makes you proud of being an East African?
What do you think is the greatest benefit of the regional bloc?
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