The peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is one of the most formidable predators of the tropical shallows it hunts in. The Northwestern research team closely studied the dactyl clubs ...

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with ...

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22 caliber bullets while wearing a bulletproof vest. Remarkably, the peacock mantis shrimp packs a punch equal to the force of a .22 caliber bullet. These sea creatures may be small, but fishermen ...

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

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

Peacock mantis shrimp have 12 types of colour receptors – four times as many as humans. Cuban snails come in many different colours, no two individuals are the same.

Powerful punch Peacock mantis shrimp use a complex system of biological latches and springs in their dactyl clubs to unleash a punch at a speed of 75 feet per second (23 meters per second ...