Mastodawn

jlbrock44 Dec 14, 2022

Sheril Kirshenbaum Dec 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

jlbrock44 Dec 14, 2022

I'm tired and excited. It's been a long day, but I ended it with a searing new guitar epoch that is like led zeppelin meets soundgarden meets causa sui meets sleep, and I'm filled with adrenalin from the tracking. I found Mastadon on twitter today. I'm looking forward to finding out more about it. GN