Animals with fastest reaction time

Condylostylus Scientists have measured its reflex response time to be less than 5 milliseconds.

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Jellyfish Less than a microsecond -- and more easily measured in nanoseconds, which is one-billionth of a second.

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House flies House flies, Musca domestica L., have a similar reaction time of 30–50 ms to a visual threat

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Cat The average cat's reaction time is approximately 20-70 milliseconds.

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Snake The average snake's reaction time is 44-70 milliseconds.

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Horse If a situation arises, horses can go from standing still to reacting in approximately 0.3 seconds.

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Cheetah A cheetah's reaction time is around 20 milliseconds.

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Birds The mean reaction time of birds to light stimuli was 76·38 ms.

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