These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet and strong enough to snap a crab’s claw. Mantis shrimp live in warm, shallow waters in the Indian ...
The eyes of the mantis shrimp have more types of photoreceptors, or color-detecting cells, than any animal on the planet. But the bottom-dwelling sea creatures are surprisingly bad at ...
The invasive animal preys on an array of species, including other shrimp, damsel flies and water boatmen. It has been linked to local extinctions in other countries. The new research was carried ...