Ankersquilla pardus is a brand new mantis shrimp species that is so unique it was placed into its own, monotypic genus. Usually when new species of mantis shrimp are discovered they are small and or nondescript but Ankersquilla pardus has already…
Shrimp World! Take A Peek At Some Of The Worlds Tiniest Saltwater Shrimp [VIDEO]
Feast your eyes on some of the ocean’s most teeny-tiny shrimps! Filmed and edited by Marcelo Johan Ogata ‘BugDreamer’, the video Shrimp World is packed with some of the ocean’s most exotic, and iconic crustaceans. Marcelo’s is an underwater filmmaker…
Mantis Shrimp Are Masters At Seeing And Controlling Light
The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized light. Thanks to the…
3 Good Reasons to Quarantine Live Rock
Here at Saltwater Smarts, we emphasize again and again the importance of quarantining all marine livestock before introducing it to an established aquarium. But what about those pieces of live rock that we occasionally add to our established systems to…
Mantis Shrimps eyes can help us detect cancer
Besides being top of mind as a fearful hitchhiker, the mantis shrimp is a scientific marvel. What if we told you the mantis shrimp can actually help us detect cancer quicker and at home without the lengthy (and frightening) wait…
Watch a mantis shrimp in super slow motion
Imagine if you were going to write up your very own superhero powers, you would sound like a mantis shrimp – super vision, super power and with super speed – but these critters are also lethal as this slow motion…
True Facts about the Mantis shrimp is the latest installment of hilarious facts
The prehistoric psychopathic clown, with it’s sexnocular eyes, aka the mantis shrimp is the latest creature to get some very thorough and scientific coverage by zefrank1 in the “True facts about series”. We have previously covered the True Facts about…
The Oatmeal turns Mantis Shrimp into comic book superhero
After being around the hobby for a while, we all hear about the dangerous, deadly and unwanted hitchiker — the dreaded mantis shrimp. Despite being able to wield unworldly destruction from its arms, the mantis shrimp a stunning creature and…
Mantis shrimp eyes: the key to next generation high def devices
The mantis shrimp is definitely one of the most intriguing reef creatures and recent news is showing their sensitive eyes are leading researchers to uncover new ways to revolutionize communications. It seems stomatopods, who haven’t evolved too much in the…
