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‘Phononic shield’ protects mantis shrimp from its own shock waves

04 Mar 2025 Isabelle Dumé
A photo of a mantis shrimp, taken face-on, showing its goggly blue eyes, thin red antennae, body, and two greenish-yellow appendages dangling on either side of its body. These are the dactyl clubs.
Sound striker: A mantis shrimp shows off its greenish-yellow dactyl clubs. (Courtesy: Andy Law)
When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey, how does it prevent those shock w

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