Dulichiella appendiculata (IMAGE)

Duke University

Dulichiella appendiculata

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Just the size of a sunflower seed, the amphipod Dulichiella wields a giant claw that snaps shut 10,000 times faster than the blink of a human eye.

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Tomonari Kaji

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