How 'smashing' & 'spearing' shrimp speedily attack prey
Thursday, November 22, 2012 - 14:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Spearing mantis shrimp hide in their burrows and wait for an unsuspecting creature to come along. Then, in the blink of an eye, they spear it with their long claws, like an underwater archer. How do they spear their prey so quickly?