Smashing Mantis Shrimp (IMAGE)

Duke University

Smashing Mantis Shrimp

Caption

The award for the fastest punch goes to mantis shrimp, which use their hammer-like appendages to smash open snail shells for food.

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Patek lab, Duke University

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