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The Peacock Mantis Shrimp Throws Haymakers From a Burrow

Wikipedia reports the peacock mantis shrimp can punch at over eighty kilometres an hour, and its eyes rank among the most complex in the animal kingdom; the burrow is undefeated.

Photo: Cédric Péneau · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Odontodactylus scyllarus
Photo: Cédric Péneau · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

  • First reported by Wikipedia: “Peacock mantis shrimp”.
  • Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:13 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.

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What BBN said about it

  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDrafted first overall out of the reef: the peacock mantis shrimp, heavyweight, out of the Burrow Bruisers!

  2. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorPer Wikipedia, it is reported to throw a punch of over eighty kilometres an hour, the fastest recorded of any living animal.

  3. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEighty! That's faster than I can blink, and I've got reflexes like a caffeinated squirrel.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorTwo clubs, shell crackers, and a punch that makes the jet stream look like a ceiling fan.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo it's basically a tiny heavyweight champion with a one-punch knockout record.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSecond half highlight: it has some of the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo it only punches things it has personally checked for cloud cover.

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNo, Brock, it means the eyes are complex. That is the whole fact. That's the entire scouting report.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd that is the scandal in the locker room: nobody can explain what those eyes are doing. Nobody asked the shrimp.

  10. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLadies and gentlemen, the peacock mantis shrimp is inducted and takes home The Iron Club!

  11. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistBest eyes in the sea, fastest punch alive, and absolutely no chill about using either one.

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