Among the many shrimp species that surround South Carolina’s coast, the mantis shrimp stands out as the most notable of them all. Although not even a true shrimp species, mantis shrimp, or stomatopods ...

The mantis shrimp and pistol shrimp are two of the most powerful small animals on Earth, each armed with extraordinary natural weapons. The mantis shrimp delivers punches so fast they create ...

Mantis shrimps throw the fastest punches in the ocean. Using their forelimbs like clubs, the small crustaceans deliver blows so quickly and forcefully that pockets of seawater vaporize in implosions ...

Peacock mantis shrimp like Douglas are “called thumb-splitters in the aquarium business,” said Elliot Provance, director of living collections and exhibitions at Discovery Place. ALEX CASON Among the ...