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

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

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 bullet and remain intact despite the ...

Mantis shrimp are colorful creatures with an incredibly powerful punch — comparable to a .22 caliber bullet. This punch is ...

Shrimp, in addition to being a tasty addition to many cuisines around the world, is sometimes used as an insult to call a person small or short. But did you know there are over 2,000 species of shrimp ...

They need to be kept alone or in a very large aquarium with plenty of room. Theoretically, a peacock mantis shrimp could break the glass of its aquarium with its powerful punch. As reported by ...

Honorable Mention: Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus ... appendages" with massive muscles strong enough to smash through the glass wall of an aquarium. We created this article in ...

At the peak of their attack, the appendages of a mantis shrimp accelerate with 10,000 g-force, delivering a punch that can shatter glass aquarium walls. In addition to the mechanical blow, the speed ...

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 molds and plate were removed after three hours of curing, and the team applied silicon adhesive to bond the rigid ...