Growing to around the length of a butter knife, peacock mantis shrimp have rainbow shells—usually blue, green, and yellow—and red legs. Their purple eyes sit on top of stalks above their head ...

Their name comes from their rainbow-colored shells, which resemble a peacock’s beautiful feathers. A fearsome predator underwater, mantis shrimp have eight pairs of legs. Three pairs are for ...

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 ...

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

Sporting green, blue, pink and yellow, the mantis shrimp hides its startling colour in rocky crevices ... Our three photoreceptors reveal a rainbow to us - but we can't begin to imagine the world of ...

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 ...