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ajuctoday at 9:55 AM1 replyview on HN

Strength of fibers scales with crossection area, mass scales with volume.


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salynchnewtoday at 5:43 PM

There are probably some other interesting adaptations involved, like the fact that the surface of a mantis shrimp's (shell? carapace?) selectively filters out sound waves (and thus, shockwaves caused by its own "punch").