There are plenty of scary creatures on Earth (and especially in the ocean), but one of the most powerful might come as a surprise. After all, it's pretty tiny.

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 mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with ...

Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.-based animal research company Dalan Animal Health has made a major breakthrough in shrimp immunity ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from ...

The animal was a type of shrimp and a species new to science. Arthur Anker, a researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, announced his discovery in a study ...

Oscar the North American river otter celebrated his 15th birthday at the Living Planet Aquarium in Utah. His human friends ...

DESCRIPTION: The Riverside fairy shrimp is a small, freshwater crustacean between 13 and 25 millimeters long, with females being slightly smaller than males. The animal's frontal appendage is ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications Biology. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming ...

How do you make perfect vegan shrimp? The science behind what makes great shrimp substitutes is complex and fascinating. But ...