Seafood lovers, this one's for you! 🦞 I’m diving into an all-you-can-eat buffet in Cambodia featuring Mantis Shrimp and ...

Peacock mantis shrimp are popular among aquarium enthusiasts but can be difficult to keep in captivity because they often eat other species and can break glass tanks with their claws. Although it ...

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 ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

Mantis shrimp are truly spectacular predators of the marine world. Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a specialised pair of forelimbs to capture prey and are divided into the ‘spearers ...

With a single blow, a mantis shrimp can kill prey or defend its territory against rivals. A study published in Science explores the mechanisms that allow the mantis shrimp's striking limb to ...

In a new study, scientists tested the complex layers in the animal’s clubs that serve as mighty shields to absorb the shock of the impact Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent Mantis shrimp are ...