The two inch long Harlequin Shrimp is the most uncommon Hawaiian shrimp and by far the most bizarre! They are found in dark underwater caves and almost always are in pairs. When divers find them ...

WHILE MOST SHRIMP and prawn species are known as scavengers and bottom feeders, happy to consume almost anything they can get their pincers on, the harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) has unusually ...

Most divers in Hawai‘i will never see this rare shrimp, but even if they did they more than likely would not know what they are looking at! This two-inch-long shrimp looks more like an exotic ...

[Narrator] Do not adjust your TV screen. Or computer. Or phone. Whatever. There's nothing wrong with a harlequin shrimp. It's just a bit festive. This tiny crustacean is all about murder.

Shrimp are supposed to be, well, shrimpy. They're not supposed to pair up Bonnie and Clyde style, dress in silly costumes, and go marauding for starfish to flip over and devour. But the harlequin ...

The harlequin mantis shrimp wields its helicoidal clubs. Scientists in the US have solved one of nature’s little mysteries – how the harlequin mantis shrimp can generate enough force to smash aquarium ...

These shrimp typically feed on gastropods, crabs and mollusks. They can kill prey larger than themselves. Despite their small size, peacock mantis shrimp have the most powerful punch in the world.

WHILE MOST SHRIMP and prawn species are known as scavengers and bottom feeders, happy to consume almost anything they can get their pincers on, the harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta) has unusually ...