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And at least one species of mantis shrimp can also increase elastic potential energy storage in proportion to increases in body mass.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023
True story about the mantis shrimp who shattered her aquarium walls.
—Catherine Barnett, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Pick from Dungeness crab, lobster, beef and pork, as well as such specialties as mantis shrimp, geoduck clams and spot shrimp.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
The mantis shrimp, a denizen of tropical waters, leads a particularly vibrant life.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
The authors also compared juvenile strike accelerations with those measured in prior studies for larval mantis shrimp, trap-jaw spiders, slingshot spiders, larval bark beetles, trap-jaw ants, and some 77 species of frog.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023
Among the 400 species of mantis shrimp that exist, some evolved to spear, some wield a hatchet-like appendage, and some — like the peacock mantis shrimp — go for a good old-fashioned smash technique.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
Instead, try to find a mantis shrimp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
Try the chili and garlic mantis shrimp.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023
True story about the mantis shrimp who shattered her aquarium walls.
—Catherine Barnett, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Pick from Dungeness crab, lobster, beef and pork, as well as such specialties as mantis shrimp, geoduck clams and spot shrimp.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
The mantis shrimp, a denizen of tropical waters, leads a particularly vibrant life.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
The authors also compared juvenile strike accelerations with those measured in prior studies for larval mantis shrimp, trap-jaw spiders, slingshot spiders, larval bark beetles, trap-jaw ants, and some 77 species of frog.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023
Among the 400 species of mantis shrimp that exist, some evolved to spear, some wield a hatchet-like appendage, and some — like the peacock mantis shrimp — go for a good old-fashioned smash technique.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
Instead, try to find a mantis shrimp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
Try the chili and garlic mantis shrimp.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021
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“Mantis shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantis%20shrimp. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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