Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

The two mantises shown are among the largest and smallest of ... are a study in contrasts within the mantis family. The larger mantis, known as Solygia sulcatifrons, is one of the longest mantises in ...

praying mantises! The Darwin crew set out to investigate and soon come face to face with the 8-centimeter-long predator, the largest mantis in Japan. Not much escapes its clutches, armed with rows ...