Tiny Crustacean Redefines Ultra-Fast Movement
Tiny Crustacean Redefines Ultra-Fast Movement The world’s most technologically advanced robots would lose in a competition with a tiny crustacean. Just the size of a sunflower seed, the amphipod Dulichiella cf. appendiculata has been found by Duke researchers to snap its giant claw shut 10,000 times faster than the blink of a human eye. The claw, which only occurs on one side in males, is impressive, reaching 30% of an adult’s body mass. Its ultrafast closing makes an audible snap, creating...
United States Sheila Patek Sarah Longo Samuel Stanton Us Army Research Laboratory University Of Alberta
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