Mantis shrimp's dactyl clubs could hold secrets to more resilient surfaces for human use
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 10:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
University of California, Irvine materials science researchers are learning about resilience from the mantis shrimp. The ancient crustaceans are armed with two hammerlike raptorial appendages called dactyl clubs that they use to bludgeon and smash their prey. These fists, able to accelerate from the body at over 50 mph, deliver powerful blows yet appear undamaged afterward.