Biologist Sheila Patek explains how shrimp and ants can be the fastest moving animals in the world by describing her work studying the biomechanics of fast animal movements and the concept of power amplification. Sheila Patek studies the biomechanics of fast animal movements--specifically those of Mantis Shrimp and Trap-Jaw Ants. Why? Because Mantis Shrimp deliver the world's fastest punch, and