You might be used to shrimp being small, even if it's jumbo shrimp, but mantis shrimp is more like the size of lobster. It's ...

Rainbow mantis shrimp have 360-degree awareness thanks to their unique vision. Rainbow Mantis Shrimp possess 16 photoreceptors that allow for depth and distance differential. With only 5% of the ocean ...

To prepare the mixed pasta with mantis shrimp and shrimp tails, start by cooking the mantis shrimp: blanch the whole mantis shrimp in water for about 20 seconds (1), then drain them (2) and transfer ...

Rainbow shrimp vision is the most complex of any animal on Earth. Also known as the mantis shrimp, the creature has between 12 and 16 photoreceptors, allowing them to see light in wavelengths ranging ...

Mantis shrimp and pistol shrimp use astonishing underwater weapons, from bullet-speed punches to sonic shockwaves. Scientists reveal how these tiny marine creatures evolved some of nature’s most ...

Previous studies had isolated the tail's curl – or telson coil – as key to surviving 'friendly fire' from an aggressive and territorial mantis shrimp, but this latest research has accurately measured ...

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.

Researchers have struggled to determine how mantis shrimp withstand repeated high-impact forces without structural damage. Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with 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 ...