Peacock mantis shrimps are sometimes kept in aquariums, but they are powerful predators equipped with hammer-like appendages that they can use to smash their prey (Getty Images) Mantis shrimps kill ...

The fearsome mantis shrimp has many fascinating attributes, most notably its powerful hammer-like rounded claws — technically known as “raptorial appendages” — that it uses to crack open the hard ...

Mantis shrimp have a pair of hammer appendages that pack a powerful punch. They use them to smash prey open and fight each other for territory. Researchers at Duke University set up a mantis shrimp ...

The stomatopods (Odontodactylus scyllarus) are an ancient group of marine tropical and subtropical crustaceans that are well known for their complex visual systems, solitary nature, and aggressive ...

The mantis shrimp is pretty unassuming looking. It's brightly colored, has wacky googly eyes, and is pretty small, about 20 centimeters long. But underwater, the mantis shrimp packs a serious punch.

The snail never saw it coming. One minute it was creeping slowly along the seabed, minding its own business. Then a lightning hammer blow fell, and in an instant its shell was smashed and it was at ...

This is a short movie clip of Stomatopod using high energy impacts against a snail. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the June 8, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by ...