SciShow: These Baby Shrimp Really Pack a Punch!

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Content of the Lesson: This episode is sponsored by Terra Mater, a Youtube channel for anyone interested in nature and exploring more of our planet. Head to their channel to watch some jaw-dropping wildlife footage! https://www.youtube.com/c/TerraMaterOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Many species of mantis shrimp rely on their incredible punching abilities to stun their prey. But it turns out they don’t have to be mature mantis shrimp to start getting their punch on. And baby Philippine mantis shrimp can punch nearly as quickly as the adults! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, KatieMarie Magnone, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Drew Hart, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.cell.com/iscience/pdf/S2589-0042(18)30134-2.pdf https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-lookup/224/8/jeb235465 https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/qXJQauax https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-mantis-shrimp-has-the-worlds-fastest-punch https://www.newscientist.com/article/2182882-mantis-shrimps-punch-with-the-force-of-a-bullet-and-now-we-know-how/ http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972016000100216 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/du-bms042921.php https://scitechdaily.com/mantis-shrimp-larvae-pack-an-explosive-punch-just-like-ma-and-pa-we-were-amazed/ Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mantis-shrimp-close-up-sipadan-island-celebes-sea-malaysia-gm642161564-116427909 https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/263545.php https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/182949.php?from=408662 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/studio-shot-with-pan-of-determined-sportswoman-and-sportsman-with-bows-aiming-and-shooting-arrows-against-black-background-hlecsf7q7jjh6pv8v https://www.scielo.br/j/nau/a/TChXkMq5VTT9CY5tWCNw53f/?lang=en# https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/263546.php?from=501392 https://www.flickr.com/photos/37707866@N00/2276197031 https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/263547.php?from=501392


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