The crustacean in question is the mantis shrimp. Per the Barrier Reef Foundation, there are more than 450 species of mantis shrimp, mostly living in burrows throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The shrimp are generally quite small and often have beautifully colored shells that make them popular in the saltwater aquarium trade.
Also, relative to their size, mantis shrimp deliver the single most powerful punch in the animal kingdom. A blow from a mantis shrimp, an animal that averages around four inches in length and under three ounces in weight, can shatter aquarium glass and break human bone. Fans call them “thumb splitters,” and YouTube videos abound with unfortunate individuals finding out why. Here’s one breaking a glass test tube standing between it and lunch.
Naturally, the Army’s interest is in just how the mantis shrimp generates so much force with so little time, heft, and range.
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