Despite their name, mantis shrimp are not true shrimp but a type of stomatopod: a relative of crabs and lobsters that has been on Earth for over 400 million years. There are more than 400 ...

The Peacock Mantis Shrimp is a puny pugilist with a ferocious attitude. They are more than a little territorial, they know exactly who’s moving through their patch...Unaware of the mantis shrimp’s ...

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A fisherman gets the shock of his life when a powerful mantis shrimp delivers its legendary punch at a local bait store! Known for having one of the fastest and strongest strikes in the animal kingdom ...

The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known as dactyl clubs. But when it smashes the shells of its prey ...

Peacock mantis shrimp are one of the larger mantis shrimp species, measuring 1.2 to 7.1 inches in length. Peacock mantis shrimp get their name from their kaleidoscope shell, like a peacock’s ...

Mantis shrimp withstand repeated high-impact forces without structural damage. Researchers discovered the shrimp's clubs feature a protective pattern that controls how stress waves travel through ...

He recoiled in pain, thinking, “Man, that was a big shrimp!” Sanchez had encountered one of Texas’s fiercest invertebrates, the mantis shrimp (which, confusingly, is neither a mantis nor a ...

He is a native English speaker. Forget about Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, the fastest punch in the world belongs to the mantis shrimp. This shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber ...

Mantis shrimp are famous for their ultrafast, powerful punches used to dispatch prey. They can land volley after shell-splintering volley, without major injury to their own nerves or flesh.

Even though the mantis shrimp and clam are in an aquarium, the same merciless rules apply. But why are they fighting, and why does the mantis shrimp have a bone to pick with the unassuming clam?

However, the spunky shrimp suddenly hops out of her hand, delaying its execution via bouillabaisse. The mantis shrimp is named for its raptorial forearms, which it uses to spear and smash prey ...