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 ...

The mantis shrimp is a fearsome marine predator. Discover more about them and one clam's unlikely defense against their ...

The dactyl clubs act as a phononic shield, filtering high-frequency stress waves and preventing harmful vibrations from reaching the mantis shrimp's body.

By Liz Kimbrough A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom.

When a mantis shrimp uses shock waves to strike and kill its prey, how does it prevent those shock waves from damaging its own tissues? Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have answered ...