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The globular springtail ( Dicyrtomina minuta) can vault itself 60 mm in the air, spinning at a rate as fast as 368 times per second .
While airborne, the globs spin anywhere from 14 to 29 times, while airborne.
Researchers analyzed high-speed footage of more than a dozen bugs from liftoff to landing.
The bugs stuck the landing by deploying a sticky tube typically used for grooming.
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