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World’s smallest acrobats? Maybe! Meet the globular springtail, one of the fastest backflipping animals on Earth. Using a spring-loaded tail called a furca, they can launch into the air and spin at an astonishing 𝟑𝟔𝟖 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 to escape danger. Tonight, Adrian Smith, head of our Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, joins PBS’ @sci__nc to spotlight these bouncy critters. Don’t miss Unusual Science, premiering Thursday, September 4 at 8:30 PM. And get ready to hop