The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from ...

There are plenty of scary creatures on Earth (and especially in the ocean), but one of the most powerful might come as a surprise. After all, it's pretty tiny.

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

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

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 live in warm ... 22 caliber bullet—that it causes bubbles to form and collapse in the water. This energy release creates an impressive force thousands of times the shrimp ...

Mantis shrimp are neither mantids nor shrimp ... so fast that they create a temporary low-pressure area and form air bubbles in a process called cavitation. When those bubbles implode, they ...

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

In a new study, scientists tested the complex layers in the animal’s clubs that serve as mighty shields to absorb the shock of the impact Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent Mantis shrimp are ...