Discover the extraordinary vision of mantis shrimp, whose eyes boast 16 photoreceptors, ultraviolet and polarized light ...

I write about the world of biology. At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming crustacean that spends its days scuttling along the seafloor. But don’t let their small size fool you into ...

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 animal kingdom showcases a stunning array of eye adaptations, each tailored to unique survival needs. From the enormous, ...

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 ...

In the contest of colour vision equipment, the mantis shrimp takes the top prize. It has perhaps the most extraordinary eyes in the animal kingdom. “They have, in many ways, the most unusual ...

It meanders mindlessly, improvising as it goes. The mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus has a bewildering abundance of color receptors—twelve to our three. The eyes also move and perceive ...

Mantis shrimp, renowned for their vibrant colors and potent punch, can deliver blows with the force of a .22-caliber bullet. Their raptorial claws, backed by a spring-loaded mechanism, enable this ...

Welcome to England,” my friend sighed as we walked out of Mahé airport into a rainstorm. After 18 hours of flying, our dream ...

The discovery that the eye of a particular mantis shrimp has an achromatic quarter-waveplate that is superior to modern-day devices could be a source of inspiration to those designing optical ...