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the tiny soil-dweller that built a slingshot into its own butt
launch organa tail-spring called a furcula flings it skyward
g-forceendures thousands of g's per jump, unharmed
populationup to 100,000 lurk per square meter of soil
not insectsso old they predate true insects entirely
water walkersome species hop across pond surfaces effortlessly