Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
With their impressive eyes, Herculean strength, and punches with the force of a 22-caliber bullet, mantis shrimp are some of the ocean’s most impressive tiny wonders. These sucker punches are used on animals like worms, squid, and fish that they are preying on, predators, and each other. New research found that their shells make a decent shield against rival mantis shrimp–absorbing an additional 20 percent of the shock.
Patrick Green. “In mantis shrimp competitors exchange bullet-like hits on each other’s armored tail plates, or telsons, during fights over shelters,” study co-author and University of California, Santa Barbara ecologist Patrick Green said in a statement. Earlier studies found that mantis shrimp have exoskeletons that are resilient to strikes. They take in some of the impact like shock absorbers or a punching bag. However, these studies looked at their armor in a lab setting.
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