Optimized multi-scale structure and chemical gradients in exoskeletons of mantis shrimp, hermit crabs

A research group led by Prof. Luo Tianzhi from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. Wang Zhengzhi’s team from Wuhan University, explored the natural defenses in the tail spike of mantis shrimps and left chela of hermit crabs.


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Source: Phys.org