Sheril KirshenbaumDec 8, 2022

Cute, right? But you’re looking at the fiercest predator in the ocean: The mantis shrimp.

While not technically a mantis or shrimp, this little crustacean evolved 400M years ago to have the fastest punch on Earth and some of the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom featuring 12 photoreceptors. (We have 3).

The formidable mantis shrimp has a strike force powerful enough to instantly dismember prey… or smash through the glass in an aquarium. #SharedPlanet

More at https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/mantis-shrimp/amp/

Meet the mantis shrimp, your new favourite animal

Top tip: never get into a fight with one – it can punch with the force of a speeding bullet.

BBC Science Focus Magazine
Show threadshom 🐧📷🤿🏔️🪚✊🏽Dec 8, 2022
@Sheril the specimen pictured is the peacock mantis shrimp that are very pretty.
Other mantis shrimp facts that are so cool, I hope I'm remembering correctly:
- their punch moves so fast that there isn't enough time for water to rush to where the hammer was, so it creates a momentary vaccum, a cavitation.
- their eyes allow them to see diseases, like cancer, in their prey. The same principles can be used to improve our detection capabilities. #biomimicry is so cool.
Show threadshom 🐧📷🤿🏔️🪚✊🏽
Not sure how I feel about @lowqualityfacts liking my post about mantis shrimp facts 😂
Dec 8, 2022 at 3:38amWeb