The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from ...

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking.

Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet and remain intact despite the ...

Releasing the latch unleashes the stored energy, driving the club forward with explosive force. A single mantis shrimp punch can kill prey or defend territory. This powerful strike creates a low ...

The mantis shrimp conquers its prey with a 'dactyl club' appendage, which is made up of a composite material that grows tougher as cracks twist. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Remarkably, mantis shrimp are unharmed by the blow thanks to complex layers within the club which absorb the impact and prevent the claw from cracking. This innovative design has inspired the ...

Mantis shrimp are neither mantids nor shrimp ... By tracking how sound waves propagated on the surface of the dactyl club, the researchers could determine which regions of the club diffused ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...