Tag Archive for 'Mantis shrimp'

Mantis shrimp -- predatory, ocean-dwelling crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda -- use eye rotations to improve their vision. Image credit: Michael Bok / University of Lund.

Mantis Shrimp Use Eye Rotations to Enhance Their Polarization Vision, Say Biologists

Jul 13, 2016 by Natali Anderson

The eye-rolling behavior of mantis shrimp helps them see the world, says a team of biologists led by Nicholas Roberts of the University of Bristol, UK. Mantis...

The mantis shrimp. Image credit: Silke Baron / CC BY 2.0.

Study Offers Insights into Unique Color Vision of Mantis Shrimp

Jan 27, 2014 by News Staff

New research conducted by an international team of marine biologists reveals that the mantis shrimp Haptosquilla trispinosa uses a unique color vision...