Mantis Shrimp Fighting Using Telson as Shield (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Mantis Shrimp Fighting Using Telson as Shield

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A mantis shrimp curls a shield-like segment on its tail, called a telson, to protect itself against blows from a rival mantis shrimp's powerful dactyl club.

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Roy Caldwell/UC Berkeley

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