The protection required to deliver a powerful underwater punch

The structure of a smasher mantis shrimp’s clubs protects their tissue from damaging shock waves.

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Physics Today
Published
2025-03-04
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.uasp.rpyn
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Combustion and Detonation Processes
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The protection required to deliver a powerful underwater punch

Jennifer Sieben
Physics Today
Combustion and Detonation Processes
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The protection required to deliver a powerful underwater punch

Jennifer Sieben
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Abstract

The structure of a smasher mantis shrimp’s clubs protects their tissue from damaging shock waves.

Physics TodayVol. 78(4)
Openalex Percentile: Top 94%
Combustion and Detonation Processes
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