Mantis Shrimp Using Telson as Shield (VIDEO)

University of California - Riverside

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A mantis shrimp blocks a blow from a rival using a shield-like tail segment called a telson.

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Roy Caldwell/UC Berkeley

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With credit to Roy Caldwell, UC Berkeley

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