Do Mantis Shrimp See More Colors Than Humans? A Biologist Explains

With 12 colour receptors, the mantis shrimp seems visually unmatched. But studies reveal that their visual system likely ...
Yahoo

The Shrimp With Eyes So Advanced They Inspired Cancer Detection

Rainbow mantis shrimp have 360-degree awareness thanks to their unique vision. Rainbow Mantis Shrimp possess 16 photoreceptors that allow for depth and distance differential. With only 5% of the ocean ...
Forbes

The ‘Mantis Shrimp’ Is A True Scientific Marvel—Here’s Why

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming ...
EurekAlert!

Study finds that listening to snapping shrimp is an effective tool to monitor coral reef health

Ithaca, N.Y. — High-frequency sounds produced by snapping shrimp, particularly at night, can serve as an effective indicator of coral reef resilience, according to new research published in the ...
WPTV-TV

Council members with financial ties to vote on reopening protected coral reef to shrimp trawling

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A vote this week could reinstate shrimp trawling for the first time in decades in a protected area off the coast of Fort Pierce, despite opposition from scientists and ...
Nature

Cleaner Fish and Shrimp Interactions in Coral Reef Ecosystems

The intricate relationships between cleaner fish and cleaner shrimp underpin some of the most compelling examples of mutualism in coral reef ecosystems. These interactions involve smaller organisms ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Florida opens rare ivory tree coral reef to shrimp trawling

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The Oculina Bank, named after the slow-growing ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa, is a narrow strip of ...