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

Possessing remarkable abilities, from potent punches to exceptional vision, mantis shrimp are armed with an arsenal of evolutionary marvels. Mantis shrimp belong to the order Stomatopoda ...

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

The mantis shrimp, a small marine crustacean, is one of nature’s most fascinating creatures due to its extraordinary vision ...

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 ...

The study from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute, crushes the illusion that complex eyes with more colour channels mean better colour vision. Researcher Hanne Thoen found that the mantis shrimp ...

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

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

He is a native English speaker. Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber ...

Despite their name, mantis shrimp are not true shrimp but a type of stomatopod: a relative of crabs and lobsters that has been on Earth for over 400 million years. There are more than 400 ...

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