Beneath the reef, one of the fastest strikes in the animal kingdom belongs to a creature smaller than a human hand. The mantis shrimp swings a club-like appendage with such acceleration that it does ...

Armed with a spring-loaded club and a devastating ‘double whammy’ strike, this shrimp is one of evolution’s strangest predators. The ocean is full of animals that seem to violate common sense. Fish ...

Dubbed the 'Mike Tyson of the Ocean,' the peacock mantis shrimp packs a formidable punch, capable of shattering shells and even aquarium glass. Its lightning-fast strikes, powered by a unique ...

With 12 colour receptors, the mantis shrimp seems visually unmatched. But studies reveal that their visual system likely isn’t as rich as we previously believed. Mantis shrimp (order Stomatopoda), or ...