They may be colorful and small, but mantis shrimp are not to be trifled with. These carnivorous crustaceans pack a powerful punch that can smash mollusk shells at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour ...

Like most insects and other crustaceans, the mantis shrimp has compound eyes that are perched on top of moving stalks. The eyes are made up of tens of thousands of ommatidia units — long, thin ...

When throwing punches, mantis shrimp can strike at the speed of a .22 caliber bullet (about 1,316 kmph or 818 mph)—one of the fastest movements in the animal kingdom.

They are more than a little territorial, they know exactly who’s moving through their patch...Unaware of the mantis shrimp’s presence, the crab strays close. Too close.

Bullet-fast mantis shrimp punches caught by super-speed cameras Ocean oddity mantis shrimp show up ready to fight with a built-in shield. Laura Baisas May 13, 2024 1:11 PM EDT ...

Aug. 25, 2021 — Mantis shrimp pack the strongest punch of any creature in the animal kingdom. How mantis shrimp produce these deadly, ultra-fast movements has long fascinated biologists.

But so is being hit by a club moving at 51 miles per hour and reaching accelerations over 10,000 times that of gravity. That shit will hurt.