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The mantis shrimp throws the fastest punch in the animal kingdom — so fast it boils the water around its claw for an instant.

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Its club-like limb accelerates like a bullet, moving so quickly that the water can't fill the space behind it and forms a vapour bubble. When that bubble collapses it releases a flash of heat and a shockwave, so the prey is hit twice — by the strike and by the burst. Some species can shatter aquarium glass, and their eyes are among the most complex known.

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Mantis karidesi, hayvanlar âleminin en hızlı yumruğunu atar — o kadar hızlı ki pençesinin çevresindeki suyu bir an için kaynatır.

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Sopa gibi uzvu bir mermi gibi hızlanır; öyle hızlı hareket eder ki su, arkasındaki boşluğu dolduramaz ve bir buhar kabarcığı oluşur. O kabarcık çöktüğünde bir ısı parıltısı ve şok dalgası salar; böylece av iki kez vurulur — darbeyle ve patlamayla. Kimi türler akvaryum camını kırabilir ve gözleri bilinen en karmaşık gözler arasındadır.

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The mantis shrimp throws the fastest punch in the animal kingdom — so fast it boils the water around its claw for an instant.

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