by Reef To Rainforest | Aug 1, 2013 | Invertebrates, Photography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNAqK_V-lg Speed Kills: The Fastest Punch in the World This is an excellent, must-see video including a 3D animation of the mechanics of the smashing mechanisms displayed by Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus. Imagine an invertebrate predator cast in adamantium, the indestructible metal alloy of Superheroes, and this is what you might get. Credit: The Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Channel | YouTube by Michael D. Phelps | Oct 6, 2011 | Invertebrates, Science
For years science has known that O. Scyllarus communicate with one another by sending beams of polarized light from den to den along the coral reefs. But recently ScienceDaily reported that a team of researchers that included two students from the University of Miami...
