It’s a battle beneath the waves red crab versus giant mantis shrimp in a clash of claws and crushing power. Watch this intense encounter and see which creature dominates in the ultimate showdown.

These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet and strong enough to snap a crab’s claw. Mantis shrimp live in warm, shallow waters in the Indian ...

The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known as dactyl clubs. But when it smashes the shells of its prey, these fists ...

When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey ... creates stress waves in both the shrimp’s target – typically a hard-shelled animal such as a crab or mollusc – and the dactyl club ...

The Peacock mantis shrimp holds the Guinness World Record for the strongest self-powered strike by an animal. | Credit: Reinhard Dirscherl/Getty Images Mantis shrimps pack a powerful punch — and ...