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How the Mantis Shrimp’s Vision Can Teach Us About Color Perception
The mantis shrimp, a small marine crustacean, is one of nature’s most fascinating creatures due to its extraordinary vision ...
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Mantis shrimp have the world’s fastest punch — here’s how their limbs survive
Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...
How mantis shrimp protect their powerful ‘fists’ of fury
“The periodic region plays a crucial role in selectively filtering out high-frequency shear waves, which are particularly ...
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Shrimp gives insight into colour vision
The study from UQ's Queensland Brain Institute, crushes the illusion that complex eyes with more colour channels mean better colour vision. Researcher Hanne Thoen found that the mantis shrimp ...
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The ‘Mantis Shrimp’ Is A True Scientific Marvel—Here’s Why
Possessing remarkable abilities, from potent punches to exceptional vision, mantis shrimp are armed with an arsenal of evolutionary marvels. Mantis shrimp belong to the order Stomatopoda ...
This mantis shrimp-inspired robotic arm can crack an egg
The molds and plate were removed after three hours of curing, and the team applied silicon adhesive to bond the rigid ...
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Mantis shrimp
Despite their name, mantis shrimp are not true shrimp but a type of stomatopod: a relative of crabs and lobsters that has been on Earth for over 400 million years. There are more than 400 ...
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Mantis shrimp clubs filter sound to mitigate damage
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Mantis shrimp possess dactyl clubs with layered patterns that filter sound, protecting them from self-generated shockwaves during their powerful strikes. These ...
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Filming mantis shrimp infidelity
Mantis shrimp are truly spectacular predators of the marine world. Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a specialised pair of forelimbs to capture prey and are divided into the ‘spearers ...