Ferrari of the seas
India, June 7 -- D
iscovered in 2024 off the coast of Western Australia (and also found in Japan), the chimera mantis shrimp (Incertasquilla chimera) packs a punch so severe, it can have an impact comparable to a .22-calibre bullet.
Not only do they punch, they skewer too. Their large, spiny claws can grow to take the shape of a hatchet, hammer or spear, depending on the environment and prey. But the primary weapon is the strike - and a pair of eyes that can move independently, watching for predators and encroachers to smash at too.
The force isn't technically overkill. Without it, there would be no way for this 3.5-inch creature, nicknamed the Ferrari of crustacean world, to get a meal, since it dines primarily on hard-shelled molluscs, cr...
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