The mantis shrimp is neither a mantis nor a shrimp, but it does wield perhaps the most stunning strike in the animal kingdom. Sitting below its face are two hammers, which the crustacean cocks back ...

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 ...