Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an aggressive species known as “the thumb splitter” ended up in the country’s northern coastal waters. Researchers out trapping Asian paddle ...

The Mantis Shrimp packs quite the powerful punch. So powerful in fact, he can use his hammer-like claws to punch out of a glass aquarium without even breaking a nail (so-to-speak). In one particular ...

New Zealand officials are investigating the appearance of Japanese mantis shrimp in the country's northern coastal waters, reported Phys.org. Researchers trapping invasive Asian paddle crabs in ...

Mantis shrimp may reach only about 6 inches in length, but they pack quite a punch with their "clubs," appendages they slam down on prey with incredible velocity and power. These clubs reach speeds ...

After years spent foolishly underestimating the power of shrimp to do much other than fill our bellies with their delicious water-bug meat, we’ve been shocked out of our complacency by a video of one ...

When an argument comes to blows, it's especially devastating for a mantis shrimp. Their punches are powerful enough to break glass, so if they fight among themselves, a disagreement could be fatal.

The Japanese mantis shrimp has been recorded for the first time in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty in Tauranga Harbor. Getty Images/iStockphoto Government officials in New Zealand are investigating how an ...