The mantis shrimp may be small, but it packs a powerful punch—literally. Now, scientists finally have a better understanding of how these tiny crustaceans protect themselves from their own power.

The mantis shrimp is a colourful, 10-cm-long resident of the ocean whose appearance belies its reputation as one of the most ...

Watch as a red crab faces off against a giant mantis shrimp in a high-stakes underwater clash. Claws, armor, and ...

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 ...

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 ...