How many times can you snap your fingers in a second? Whatever your record, you’re no match for the creature in the video above. This “amphipod”—a microscopic, shrimplike crustacean—snaps its claws thousands of times per second. It’s one of the fastest repeatable movements in the animal kingdom, according to a new study, and one that practically defies the laws of physics.

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