But all these animals are best known for their mighty front claws—responsible for their impressive hunting skills. Mantis shrimp are small but impressive predators that can kill prey bigger than ...

Hunting with their longer spears, male zebra mantis shrimp provide virtually all of the food while the female puts her efforts into raising their eggs. However, the arrangement is not fool proof ...

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 ...