Ants Are Great Sprinters

The other day I was watching a tiny black ant of about a mm long walking ( rather 'running') on the edge of our sitout wall.

 Astonished at its speed I roughly timed its movement. In 10 seconds it covered a distance of about 20 cm. Fortunately I could identify an ant which had a SINGULAR GOAL, whatever it might be, needing no halt on the way. (Often, as we all have witnessed, an ant slows down midway to 'chat' with another ant of its clan coming from the opposite direction.

Its sociology must be interesting to investigate, which I believe scientists must have done)

 My observation, for which I don't claim great accuracy, shows that this ant which is a mm long could cover a distance of 20 mm in a second. That means 20 times its body length.

 Compare this feat with that of a grown-up Cheetah. Its body length is about 6 ft. In a second I don't think it can cover more t body length.

 So the comparison is between 20 times to 3 times the body-lengths of the two species.  We are aghast at the speed of Cheetah. But in scientific terms Ant is approximately 7 times FASTER which we never imagined. Also it can run almost equally efficiently on a VERTICAL surface or on a surface facing down challenging the gravitational force.

One wonders where does this little creature get the strength from. I think it has 3 pairs of legs. How does it get the strength for its tiny limbs. What is its physiology? Has it got a 'heart' that pumps 'blood' into its limbs. Has it got 'lungs' to absorb oxygen from the air and supply to its 'heart'. How does its 'brain' guide it for its single-purpose goal to reach the destination?

(All these curious facts drives me to study the physiology of Ants)

But the essential point I wish to drive home is that a puny little Ant is SEVERAL TIMES FASTER than Cheetah which was given credit by us so far😯😯😯