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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The results indicated that cold stress disrupted nucleotide metabolism and inhibited gluconeogenesis. However, shrimp exhibited response mechanisms in order to enhance cold tolerance, regulating ...

The punch of a peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is the strongest self-powered strike by an animal. They use hammer-like fists, or dactyl clubs, to shatter prey's shells.