The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons ... That generates a force over a thousand times their body weight. However, unleashing that much energy can backfire because the shockwaves ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

preventing the damaging vibrations from traveling back into the mantis shrimp’s body. But scientists hadn’t proven it in the lab. “It was mostly theoretical calculations,” says Hortense Le ...

Mantis shrimps are known for their rapid and forceful punches, which can reach speeds comparable to a .22 caliber bullet—about 1,316 km/h or 818 mph—making it one of the fastest movements in ...