With a single, strong punch, they can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet, unleash a shockwave and even ...

Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...

“The periodic region plays a crucial role in selectively filtering out high-frequency shear waves, which are particularly ...

Mantis shrimp are among the ocean’s most formidable predators, delivering one of the most powerful and fastest punches in the ...

Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet. Yet, amazingly, these ...

Each eye is divided into three distinct parts, meaning they can see objects with depth perception using just one eye—a feat no other animal can replicate. Mantis shrimp eyes are capable of ...

Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp ... vibrations from traveling to the shrimp's arm and body. "The periodic region plays a ...

The punch of the mantis shrimp has been studied in detail. As it moves through the water at high speed, it produces what is known as a cavitation bubble. As water is pushed aside at high speed, its ...

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

Mantis shrimp are generally tiny ... to examine how high-frequency stress waves spread throughout the shrimp’s body and the microstructure of its armor. They observed that the impact region ...

Living in shallow, tropical waters, mantis shrimp are armed with one hammer-like dactyl club on each side of its body. These clubs store energy in elastic, spring-like structures, which are held ...