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Mantis shrimp packs bullet-speed punch

Original: The ocean's hardest-hitting boxer. A mantis shrimp's punch accelerates as fast as a .22-caliber bullet — enough force to

The mantis shrimp is drawing attention for its extraordinary strike: its punch accelerates as fast as a .22-caliber bullet, with enough force to shatter aquarium glass. The crustacean also has remarkable vision, with 12 to 16 color receptors compared with three in humans, allowing it to detect polarized light people cannot see. Science fans are sharing the facts as a striking example of extreme biology in the ocean.

Why now: Fascinating animal facts about extreme strength and unusual vision routinely go viral among biology and ocean enthusiasts.

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• The ocean's hardest-hitting boxer. A mantis shrimp's punch accelerates as fast as a .22-caliber bullet — enough force to smash aquarium glass. It also sees 12 to 16 color channels (humans see 3), plus polarized light we can't even detect. # marinebiology # biology # ocean #… · eatrics · 6

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