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Sheila Patek: Measuring the fastest animal on earth

Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video cameras recording at 20,000 frames per second.

English
  • Originally Aired May 17, 2007
  • Runtime 18 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
  • Created February 14, 2025 by
    morbus
  • Modified February 14, 2025 by
    morbus