How Fast Is Mantis Shrimp Punch?

The mantis shrimp's strike accelerates at 100,000 m/s² — faster than a bullet leaves a barrel. It creates cavitation bubbles in water that flash with heat as hot as the Sun's surface. Strikes can break aquarium glass.

A mantis shrimp punch creates cavitation bubbles that flash as hot as the surface of the Sun — for a millionth of a second.

• Faster acceleration than a bullet leaving a barrel
• Cavitation flash as hot as the Sun's surface