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The peacock mantis shrimp is neither peacock nor mantis nor shrimp, but is ALL awesome.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2012
Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
The peacock mantis shrimp, a relative of crabs and lobsters, throws a punch at 50 miles per hour, which is faster than a .22 caliber bullet.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
One species of salamander, the pearl moth caterpillar, and one species of mantis shrimp can all do the same.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2011
Imagine trying to build a TV that looks right to a mantis shrimp.
—Thomas Cronin, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2018
Keep your distance from mantis shrimp, and make sure your pets do too.
—Shannon Marvel Mcnaught, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
Adult western Atlantic mantis shrimp grow to be about 8 to 10 inches long, according to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
—Shannon Marvel Mcnaught, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
These wines were created to be enjoyed with food—consider cappellietti pasta with white cuttlefish ragu and mantis shrimp, or asparagus salad with broad beans, peas, saltwort with a cream of almonds and hazelnuts.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2012
Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
The peacock mantis shrimp, a relative of crabs and lobsters, throws a punch at 50 miles per hour, which is faster than a .22 caliber bullet.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
One species of salamander, the pearl moth caterpillar, and one species of mantis shrimp can all do the same.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2011
Imagine trying to build a TV that looks right to a mantis shrimp.
—Thomas Cronin, University Of Maryland, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2018
Keep your distance from mantis shrimp, and make sure your pets do too.
—Shannon Marvel Mcnaught, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
Adult western Atlantic mantis shrimp grow to be about 8 to 10 inches long, according to the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
—Shannon Marvel Mcnaught, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
These wines were created to be enjoyed with food—consider cappellietti pasta with white cuttlefish ragu and mantis shrimp, or asparagus salad with broad beans, peas, saltwort with a cream of almonds and hazelnuts.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
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First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“Mantis shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantis%20shrimp. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
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