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Spear and Shield: Survival War between Mantis Shrimps and Abalones
Author(s) -
Li Xiaobo,
Wang Jiawen,
Du Jiexing,
Cao Moyuan,
Liu Kesong,
Li Qunyang,
Feng XiQiao,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201500250
Subject(s) - mantis , appendage , spear , shield , jungle , biology , fishery , materials science , anatomy , zoology , ecology , paleontology , ancient history , history
“The weak are the prey of the strong” is the law of the jungle. The microstructures of abalone shell and mantis shrimp feeding appendages are investigated, implying Chinese wisdom that both an impenetrable shield and an all‐piercing spear cannot exist at the same time: the power of “spear” or “shield” is always relative.