Sharp eyes noticed this dark mantis shrimp creeping along the LBC (lower brain coral) this morning 👀🐛🧠🪸 #mantisshrimp #darkmantis #braincoral #coralcitycamera #stomatopod

Controlling impact mitigation via Bouligand nanostructures | PNAS Critical to their survival, natural organisms have developed exoskeletons that can withstand and inflict damage over their lifetime. The Bouligand ...

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Research into #mantisshrimp exoskeleton May lead to better impact resistant materials

"We find that the helical pitch and film thickness are critical in controlling their impact mitigation behavior, which can be controlled via swelling."

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A colorful drawing of the greatest Animal of all time, the Peacock Mantis Shrimp.

Peacock Mantis Shrimp.
My favorite Animal.

They are not actually Shrimp, but they are crustaceans.

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