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 have a reputation as fighters and it's well deserved. But they also have a romantic side to them, which they show off with a well-choreographed mating dance. (01:35) Explore ...

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 ...

Caught mid-action, mantis shrimp strikes are so fast that they briefly vaporize a patch or water in front of them. For a rival on the receiving end, an armored tail makes an effective shield.

Honestly, learning these weird facts is more for me than anything ... Broadus Jr. 12.Despite being four inches long, the ...

The pistol shrimp is a small yet powerful marine creature renowned for its loud snapping sound and intense heat generation. This unique ability has disrupted military sonar, inspired clean energy ...

Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce. Its advantage for the female may be a handy source of nutrition for herself and to feed her offspring. There's no clear answer about ...

They are also endlessly fascinating, as any list detailing facts about dogs will prove. And that fascination causes many people, myself included, to devote their lives to a totally different ...

Netflix has greenlit Mantis (working title), an action film that follows Mantis, an ace assassin who returns to a collapsed-order hired killer industry. Per the logline: Upon reentering this ...

Please verify your email address. The Mantis Ant is the very first major boss in Visions of Mana and offers a different flavor of combat than fighting against hordes of smaller enemies in the Aery ...