Growing to around the length of a butter knife, peacock mantis shrimp have rainbow shells—usually blue, green, and yellow—and red legs. Their purple eyes sit on top of stalks above their head ...

“The periodic region plays a crucial role in selectively filtering out high-frequency shear waves, which are particularly ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

In the contest of colour vision equipment, the mantis shrimp takes the top prize. It has perhaps the most extraordinary eyes in the animal kingdom. “They have, in many ways, the most unusual ...

The mantis shrimp’s eyes are incredibly colourful and sophisticated, with the ability to see ultraviolet light and a spectrum we can’t imagine. Snow leopards have piercing golden eyes that ...

Occurred on May 20, 2023 / Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia Info from Licensor: "A Peacock mantis shrimp poked its head out. The eyes of the mantis shrimp have a special structure, and their movements ...

While humans have three kinds of colour-receptive cones in their eyes; the mantis shrimp has up to twelve. The zebra mantis shrimp is the largest mantis shrimp in the world, growing over 40 cm in ...

Mantis shrimp also have “the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom” and can see ultraviolet light, officials said. A video from Saunders, shared on YouTube by the Wildlife Trust, shows the ...