Meet The Animal With Most Powerful Punch
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The peacock mantis shrimp is a marine crustacean, which has the most powerful punch in the animal kingdom
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The peacock mantis shrimp can swing its limbs at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour
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The shrimp can strike with a force 2,500 times its own weight
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The peacock mantis shrimp has a pair of club-like appendages called raptorial appendages
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Its clubs have a spring-loaded mechanism that allows it to strike with the speed of a bullet
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The peacock mantis shrimp uses its punch to attack prey such as clams, snails, and small fish
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The shrimp is highly intelligent and has sharp eyesight that can detect ultraviolet light
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They use vibrations, known as stomatopod rumbles, to communicate with each other
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