Previous studies had isolated the tail's curl – or telson coil – as key to surviving 'friendly fire' from an aggressive and territorial mantis shrimp, but this latest research has accurately measured ...

When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey, how does it prevent those shock waves from damaging its own tissues? Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have answered ...

June 12 (UPI) --The evolutionary engineering of the mantis shrimp is inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materials. Some mantis shrimp species, called smashers, have a club-like arm ...

The mantis shrimp is a colourful, 10-cm-long resident of the ocean whose appearance belies its reputation as one of the most fearsome predators on the planet. These unassuming crustaceans use a hammer ...

How do you protect yourself from the perfect striking weapon? You develop the perfect shield. If you're a mantis shrimp with a clublike arm tough enough to crack clamshells, you'd better not get into ...