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The clip includes tense footage of orca whales hunting seals, soaring schools of fish, a close-up of a colorful mantis shrimp, and much more.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
And at least one species of mantis shrimp can also increase elastic potential energy storage in proportion to increases in body mass.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023
True story about the mantis shrimp who shattered her aquarium walls.
—Catherine Barnett, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Pick from Dungeness crab, lobster, beef and pork, as well as such specialties as mantis shrimp, geoduck clams and spot shrimp.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above
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“Mantis shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantis%20shrimp. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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