When the shrimp contracts its muscles ... The properties of the natural “phononic shield” unearthed in this work might inspire advanced protective materials for both military and civilian applications ...

Turns out, these shrimp have a special shock-absorbing "shield" to help them survive as they deliver shell-crushing blows. The punch of a peacock mantis shrimp ( Odontodactylus scyllarus) is the ...

Mantis shrimp are powerful little crustaceans ... how the colorful invertebrates use the power of physics as a shield. Their punching fist, called a dactyl club, has a protective structure ...

This intricate design acts as a phononic shield, selectively filtering high-frequency stress waves to prevent damaging vibrations from propagating back into the shrimp's arm and body. "The ...