Mantis Shrimp Dactylus Animation

A little 3d animation from a dactylus. This is the powerful weapon of a mantis shrimp. The animation explains how this thing works.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mantis shrimp
• Dactylus
• 3d animation
• Fangschreckenkrebs

[micstarz]

Nice video, Timmy! Is the dactyl really seperable from the propodus?

[Mproject]

Yes, smashers sometimes do this to catch soft prey.

[pauleypauleypauley]

he hit the crab so hard it started speaking dolphin!

[dubbys]

i bet they taste really good. mmnnnn...

[saranghae30]

did you forget the hyperbolic paraboloid? B/c that's the source of all that energy. Or is it that purple thing, but it's not moving which is strange.

[1234oliveira5678]

Legal!

[ibeastpeople2]

@dubbys

they do. At least Cantonese style.

[evilgeniusprime1]

Awesome Video! Thanks for showing it!

[Mumin05]

Glory by to Allah, The Designer of All things

[micstarz]

Wow! I learnt something interesting today. Luckily I have the raptorial appendage shells from my Gonodactylaceus glabrous's last molt. I will study them!

I always thought that the whole appendage was one solid club. Just goes to show how little I know...