The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known as dactyl clubs. But when it smashes the shells of its prey, these fists ...

With a single blow, a mantis shrimp can kill prey or defend its territory against rivals. A study published in Science ...

It seems nature was imbued with a pugilist spirit when it made the mantis shrimp. This carnivorous marine crustacean features a raptorial appendage that stuns, dismembers, or kills prey with a ...

These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet and strong enough to snap a crab’s claw. Mantis shrimp live in warm, shallow waters in the Indian ...

The punch of a peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is the strongest self-powered strike by an animal. They use hammer-like fists, or dactyl clubs, to shatter prey's shells.

Mantis shrimp love clam meat and will go to great lengths to get some without much trouble. A smasher mantis can punch with the same force as a 22-caliber bullet. A single mantis blow equals ...

Mantis shrimp administer their fatal blows using ... to be related to the shrimp potentially injuring itself if the punch force is not dissipated by the water’s drag. With the reported ...

When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey ... who led the Northwestern research effort. The club’s punch also creates bubbles that rapidly collapse to produce shockwaves in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Peacock mantis shrimp holds the Guinness World Record for the strongest self-powered ...

Watch a mantis shrimp punch its prey into submission using its specialized hammers. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent ...