Armed with kaleidoscopic eyesight, the ability to send secret messages and a punch so fast it can boil water, mantis shrimps are a force to be reckoned with. What is a mantis shri ...

Nothing else in the animal kingdom packs a punch like the mantis shrimp. This tiny, colorful crustacean delivers a wallop at 23 meters per second – a king-hit delivering a jaw-dropping 1,500 newtons ...

With only 5% of the ocean being explored, it is not surprising that creatures exist beneath its surface that are a complete mystery. As new species are discovered, scientists work diligently to learn ...

Mantis shrimp live on bright, shallow reefs where light keeps changing. It bounces off sand, flashes off fish scales, and ...

CHICAGO — Quickly darting up a cement cast of artist Jack Schneider’s left arm, Cthulhu, a brightly colored mantis shrimp, snatches a clam before retreating below a rock in a 75-gallon, acrylic tank.

Scampi cakes, or tortini di canocchie as they call them in southern Italy, are one of those dishes that totally capture the ...

O. scyllarus is one of the larger, more colourful mantis shrimps commonly seen, ranging in size from 3–18 cm. Image by Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, ...

Dave the Diver’s Mantis Shrimp boss is a bit of an enigma if you don’t know what you’re doing. Dave himself suggests blocking is the key to victory, and it kind of isn’t. Your clue is right at the ...

The carnivorous species of shrimp are called “thumb splitters” for a reason… A woman dining at a hotpot restaurant in China had the tables turned on her, quite literally, when her unassuming meal ...