This is actually really cool. New research being reported on indicates that, for the "saddle" organ it uses to store energy, the shrimp evolved a two-layered st

This is actually really cool. New research being reported on indicates that, for the "saddle" organ it uses to store energy, the shrimp evolved a two-layered structure: one made of ceramic, which is brittle only when under tension but here is compressed heavily; and the other made of a polymer, which is stronger under tension as it is here. So it's a masterful specialization of the right materials for the job. I've typed this TL;DR primarily because the mods frown on low-effort content, but I really just wanted to post the required viewing for any story about the mantis shrimp, a YouTube classic: True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5FEj9U-CJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5FEj9U-CJM