A research team has taken inspiration from principles found in nature and developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal ...

This isn't the first time scientists have looked to the mantis shrimp as an inspiration for robotics. In 2021, we reported on ...

According to researchers, the mantis shrimp strikes with speeds of up to 55.6 mph (90 km/h) to break its prey, and the flea can jump more than 200 times its body length. The abili ...

These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet ... length of a butter knife, peacock mantis shrimp have rainbow shells—usually blue, green, and ...

The mantis shrimp’s punch packs scarcely believable power and they usually fall into two categories: “spearers” or “smashers.” Smashers are known for their club-like appendages ...

At the peak of their attack, the appendages of a mantis shrimp accelerate with 10,000 g-force, delivering a punch that can shatter glass aquarium ... painted, clown, or rainbow mantis shrimp at a ...

But the effort was worth it. The high-speed footage revealed the mantis-shrimp punch in action: the limb bending back like a spring, before a tiny latch is released that flings the appendage forward ...

These shrimp have an extremely powerful punch allowing them to kill prey bigger ... They create burrows in coral, sandy and rocky bottoms. Peacock mantis shrimp are small colorful invertebrates. These ...