The Smashing Force of Mantis Shrimp
Join Scripps marine biologist Maya deVries as she describes the mantis shrimp's "punch." With speeds of up to 50 miles per hour and accelerations that are comparable to a .22 caliber bullet, the mantis shrimp strike is considered to be one of the fastest movements ever recorded in the animal kingdom. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 33151]