Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

The Saharan silver ant can ran up to 108 of its own body lengths per second, making it the fastest ant in the world. But it lives in the desert, and running in sand usually slows us down. How the heck do they do it? Plus: in Banner Elk, North Carolina, the 42nd annual Woolly Worm Festival gets underway this weekend.  The world’s fastest ant clocks record speed of 108 times its own body length (Ars Technica) 42nd Annual Woolly Worm Festival  Not to bug you, but your support on Patreon would very quickly make a difference for the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message