Movie 1.

Example video demonstrating exoskeleton deformation during the loading phase before a strike. To emphasize propodus shape change, the video is played back approximately 4.25x slower than in real life. This loading phase is typical in duration (442.5 ms). Original filming rate: 50,400 fps; effective rate after subsampling: 128 fps; playback speed: 30 fps.

Geometric latches enable tuning of ultrafast, spring-propelled movements

Sarah J. Longo, Ryan St. Pierre, Sarah Bergbreiter, Suzanne Cox, Benjamin Schelling, and S. N. Patek

Journal of Experimental Biology 2023. 226:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.244363