The design of the mantis shrimp's armor acts as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves to prevent destructive vibrations from propagating into its arm and body. The article was ...

Mantis shrimp live in warm, shallow waters in the Indian and Pacific oceans. To build a home, they use their raptor-like front arm to dig burrows on the seabed surrounding a coral reef.

In one case in point, South Korean engineers have developed a soft robot capable of quick, powerful joint movements by employing the same mechanism that powers a mantis shrimp's powerful punch.