How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 20:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Mantis shrimp attack their dinners with the help of spring-loaded claws. DURHAM, N.C. -- The miniweight boxing title of the animal world belongs to the mantis shrimp, a cigar-sized crustacean whose front claws can deliver an explosive 60-mile-per-hour blow akin to a bullet leaving the barrel of a gun.