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 ...

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 ...

Caught mid-action, mantis shrimp strikes are so fast that they briefly vaporize a patch or water in front of them. For a ...

The seventh of the clam species, a close relative of the yoyo clams, has a distinct within-burrow niche in that it attaches ...

These shrimp are generally solitary and like to live alone in burrows that they dig in the sand or rocks.

Beneath a lush green Indian-almond tree, diners at a rustic restaurant enjoy a bowl of ‘bánh canh tôm tít’ (mantis shrimp noodle soup) topped with various ingredients, basking in the gentle, salty ...