Bird’s Nest Fern. Image via Depositphotos Birds are renowned for their sharp vision, and many can see a broader spectrum of colors than humans. Most birds have a tetrachromatic vision, which adds a UV ...

If you were to see with their eyes, you would feel like you were looking through binoculars the whole time. The richest color spectrum: mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) When it comes to color perception ...

The mantis shrimp is a colorful invertebrate that packs a powerful punch. It can crack clamshells with the force of a .22 caliber bullet, thanks to unique structures that make its exoskeleton ...

Watch an epic underwater showdown as a giant shrimp faces off against the legendary mantis shrimp known for its lightning-fast punch and armored claws. This battle of claws, speed, and survival ...

Impact-Resistant Material Mimics Mantis Shrimp Exoskeleton for Improved Protection These bioinspired structures could be used to create new, impact-resistant materials for aerospace, defense, sports ...

Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color ...

The mantis shrimp — capable of cracking clamshells with the force of a 0.22 caliber bullet, and the source of inspiration for NIST’s work — has also informed Helicoid Industries’ patented helicoid ...

Lee wanted to understand why the mantis shrimp’s appendage didn’t break as it smashed the shells of other creatures. Chan was also intrigued by this concept, and the two developed a research project ...