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A mantis shrimp's strike is powerful enough to kill a human being.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that a mantis shrimp's strike is powerful enough to kill a human being?

Unclear. One case series documents five human injuries from mantis shrimp claws and tail spikes, and a biomechanics study reports peak strike forces of 400-1501 N, but neither source reports any human death, so the evidence only partially addresses whether a strike could kill a person.

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Injuries in humans caused by mantis shrimp or siriboia (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) -
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Injuries in humans caused by mantis shrimp or siriboia (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0858-2020

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Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus
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Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01831

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