Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted ... These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble ...

I write about the world of biology. At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming crustacean that spends its days scuttling along the seafloor. But don’t let their small size fool you into ...

"In mantis shrimp competitors exchange bullet-like hits on each other's armored tail plates, or telsons, during fights over ...

Discover the extraordinary vision of mantis shrimp, whose eyes boast 16 photoreceptors, ultraviolet and polarized light ...

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 ...