Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...
A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.
“The periodic region plays a crucial role in selectively filtering out high-frequency shear waves, which are particularly ...
Mantis shrimp are small but impressive predators that can kill prey bigger than themselves ... allowing the animal to perceive depth with either eye. Human eyes have three photoreceptors ...
Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet. Yet, amazingly, these ...
While humans have three kinds of colour-receptive cones in their eyes; the mantis shrimp has up to twelve. The zebra mantis shrimp is the largest mantis shrimp in the world, growing over 40 cm in ...
They have “sharp, spiny claws designed to grasp and impale prey” and are “impressive predators that can kill prey bigger than themselves.” Mantis shrimp also have “the most complex eyes ...
Shrimp and fleas inspire the latest generation of robotics, using soft, rubbery materials to generate powerful motion.