There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

Mantis shrimp belong to the order Stomatopoda, with more than 250 species currently known. Commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters around the globe, they are recognized for their bright ...

The types of mantis shrimps we investigated in our study are found in and around coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific area, but there are other species that inhabit temperate waters and the deep ocean.

There are more than 500 known species of mantis shrimp, which range in size from less than an inch to over a foot long. Like most insects and other crustaceans, the mantis shrimp has compound eyes ...

These shrimp are generally solitary and like to live alone in burrows that they dig in the sand or rocks.

The mantis shrimp is a relative of crabs and lobsters that have been on Earth for more than 400 million years. There are over 350 different species of mantis shrimp but perhaps the most ...

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 ...

Indeed, Green plans to continue studying mantis shrimp armor and combat. There are over 400 species worldwide, with ...

Lohit Garikipati discovered a new species in the praying mantis family. He first spotted the bug a few years ago in Arizona, ...