Amphipods (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

Amphipods

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Amphipods can snap their outsized claws at 100 kilometres an hour. As it snaps shut, the pincer accelerates nearly as fast as a bullet, according to new research. (Photo: Arthur Anker)

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Arthur Anker

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