Nothing else in the animal kingdom packs a punch like the mantis shrimp. This tiny, colorful crustacean delivers a wallop at 23 meters per second – a king-hit delivering a jaw-dropping 1,500 newtons ...

To prepare the mixed pasta with mantis shrimp and shrimp tails, start by cooking the mantis shrimp: blanch the whole mantis shrimp in water for about 20 seconds (1), then drain them (2) and transfer ...

Scampi cakes, or tortini di canocchie as they call them in southern Italy, are one of those dishes that totally capture the ...

Researchers have struggled to determine how mantis shrimp withstand repeated high-impact forces without structural damage. Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the ...

The peacock mantis shrimp is the Mike Tyson of the shrimp world, capable of delivering a mean punch. The impact pressure from these little guys rivals that of a small-caliber bullet. Despite their ...

The rainbow mantis shrimp has eyestalks that give it an alien look. This is something that a rainbow mantis shrimp's eyes can ...

Researchers knew the mantis shrimp had some tricked-out peepers—its visual world consists of 11 to 12 basic colors (compared with three for humans) as well as infrared and ultraviolet light. If you're ...

The carnivorous species of shrimp are called “thumb splitters” for a reason… A woman dining at a hotpot restaurant in China had the tables turned on her, quite literally, when her unassuming meal ...

Known for their powerful punch, mantis shrimp can smash a shell with the force of a .22 caliber bullet. Yet, amazingly, these tough critters remain intact despite the intense shockwaves created by ...

Rainbow mantis shrimp have 360-degree awareness thanks to their unique vision. Rainbow Mantis Shrimp possess 16 photoreceptors that allow for depth and distance differential. With only 5% of the ocean ...

A woman dining at a hotpot restaurant in China had the tables turned on her, quite literally, when her unassuming meal fought back and inflicted a painful attack. The moment was caught on video and ...