We seem to have alot to learn when it comes to fast movement relative to our body types at humans.
We are adapted to our environment (so far), but we could stand to do alot better.
Some bacteria can move up to 190mph. I think we should use Bio-Mimcry to figure this trait out and learn how to mimic it.
Motility:
About half of all prokaryotes are capable of taxis, a directed
movement toward or away from a stimulus (from the Greek
taxis, to arrange). For example, prokaryotes that exhibit
chemotaxis change their movement pattern in response to
chemicals. They may move toward nutrients or oxygen (positive
chemotaxis) or away from a toxic substance (negative
chemotaxis). Some species can move at velocities exceeding
50 μm/sec—up to 50 times their body length per second. For
perspective, consider that a person 1.7 m tall moving that
fast would be running 306 km (190 miles) per hour!
We are adapted to our environment (so far), but we could stand to do alot better.
Some bacteria can move up to 190mph. I think we should use Bio-Mimcry to figure this trait out and learn how to mimic it.
Motility:
About half of all prokaryotes are capable of taxis, a directed
movement toward or away from a stimulus (from the Greek
taxis, to arrange). For example, prokaryotes that exhibit
chemotaxis change their movement pattern in response to
chemicals. They may move toward nutrients or oxygen (positive
chemotaxis) or away from a toxic substance (negative
chemotaxis). Some species can move at velocities exceeding
50 μm/sec—up to 50 times their body length per second. For
perspective, consider that a person 1.7 m tall moving that
fast would be running 306 km (190 miles) per hour!
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