How Mantis Shrimp Larvæ Spear Their Prey

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Adult mantis shrimp of the “smasher” variety accelerate their claws with 10,400 times the force of gravity (102,000 metres/second²), leaving cavitation bubbles in the water behind the appendage. But how do tiny larvæ, smaller than a rice grain, hunt?

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That was so fascinating. Almost unbearable, to confront the variety and complexity and violence of life, ALL life.

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