Did you know that the Mantis shrimp can crack glass with a single hit of its claws? Well, it can, and it also can brake thumbs. Many people have a bad opinion of the Mantis shrimp because it brakes many children’s, and adult’s fingers when they pick it up. People should understand though, that the mantis Shrimp is just protecting itself. Thinking we’re a threat, this little guy strikes an unfortunate person’s fingers at 5/1000ths of a second. That is faster than the human eye can see, and is as fast as a small caliber bullet. So, if you chance to see a small shrimp with large claws about twice its body size, then don’t pick it up, or you could end up with a few broken fingers. It can even kill a grab with a good swipe of its claws. So your