(Learn about the peacock mantis shrimp with your kids.) Not all mantis shrimp boast these spectacular colors. Zebra mantis shrimp—the largest of all the species—are named for their cream and ...

During his dives and other survey efforts, Wittmann found dozens of shrimp with “large” eyes. He took a closer look at the ...

The eyes of the mantis shrimp have more types of photoreceptors, or color-detecting cells, than any animal on the planet. But the bottom-dwelling sea creatures are surprisingly bad at ...

Human eyes rely on three types of photoreceptors to detect color: red, green and blue. Mantis shrimp, on the other hand, have between 12 and 16 types of photoreceptors. This allows them to see a ...