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Researchers have uncovered how the mantis shrimp punches faster than a bullet and harder than a professional boxer. The secret is a saddle-shaped structure in its arm that stores elastic energy like a biological crossbow, enabling it to strike with 1500 newtons of force.

Article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01133.x

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