Creature's 'dactyl club' filters shear waves to resist damage
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 04:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The "smasher" peacock mantis shrimp is able to repeatedly pummel the shells of prey using a bizarre hammer-like appendage that, new research shows, can withstand rapid-fire blows by neutralizing certain frequencies of "shear waves."