Two of the ocean’s most powerful tiny warriors go head-to-head. The mantis shrimp strikes with the force of a bullet, while ...

Despite their name, mantis shrimp are not true shrimp but a type of stomatopod: a relative of crabs and lobsters that has been on Earth for over 400 million years. There are more than 400 ...

Witness an epic clash as a powerful giant mantis shrimp faces off against a giant shrimp in an underwater showdown. See the ...

Mantis shrimp are truly spectacular predators of the marine world. Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a specialised pair of forelimbs to capture prey and are divided into the ‘spearers ...

The mantis shrimp is a colourful, 10-cm-long resident of the ocean whose appearance belies its reputation as one of the most fearsome predators on the planet. These unassuming crustaceans use a ...

Mantis shrimp are the heavyweight champions of the sea. Some species can kill competitors with a single blow, striking with specialized forelimbs at speeds up to 50 mph (80 kph) and peak forces of ...

Mantis shrimp have a reputation as fighters and it's well deserved. But they also have a romantic side to them, which they show off with a well-choreographed mating dance. A Final Takeoff The ...

The eyes of the mantis shrimp have more types of photoreceptors, or color-detecting cells, than any animal on the planet. But the bottom-dwelling sea creatures are surprisingly bad at ...

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The discovery that the eye of a particular mantis shrimp has an achromatic quarter-waveplate that is superior to modern-day devices could be a source of inspiration to those designing optical ...

This is the herringbone structure of the outer layer (impact region) of the mantis shrimp dactyl club. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Watch a mantis shrimp punch its prey into submission using its specialized hammers. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent ...