Oceanography
The super-speed camera records the mantis shrimp's punch as fast as a bullet
Mantis shrimps are famous for possessing club-like claws that can deliver fatal blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to the thick glass of an aquarium.
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Animal world
Take a look at the most colorful animals in nature!
On our colorful planet, there are countless animals that possess brilliant appearances, attracting all eyes.
Oceanography
Shrimp possess the most complex vision of any animal
Mantis shrimp are capable of seeing ultraviolet, infrared and polarized light. This species is considered to be the most complex vision possessor of all animals known on…
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Amazing mysteries in nature
Have you ever wondered just how deep the scallop eye or the ocean really is? The results of recent scientific discoveries will help us understand some of the wonders of…
Oceanography
10cm long and living in the ocean, this creature can change the world
Experts say this creature will
Oceanography
Discovering new abilities of mantis shrimp
Australian scientists have recently discovered a new ability in mantis shrimp, which is able to see a range of cancer cells in the human body.
Oceanography
Eyes of mantis shrimp
Limited visibility and color distinction are the advantages that help mantis shrimp save energy when living in a world full of competition in coral reefs.
Oceanography
10cm shrimp pushes 90kg heavy objects
Mantis is a lone predator, which lurks in underwater burrows and uses its claws to kill prey such as molluscs, crabs and other favorite species. In particular, these 10c…
Animal world
'Extremely' animals make it hard to believe they really exist!
'Fairy pink with apricot', 'octopus' ... not only are animals with strange names but even when they see it with their own eyes, you can hardly believe that they actually…
Animal world
Pick up strange shrimps, bring them to feed and bitterness
The boy while walking on the beach accidentally met a strange shrimp, a very different appearance. Since he had never seen such a shrimp, the boy decided to pick it up.
Animal world
Animals possess supernatural powers
Some animals are endowed with superhuman abilities to survive in nature, such as the Mexican salamander that can re-grow both the heart and the brain.
Animal world
The unusual eyes of animals (II)
Mantis shrimp is considered by many to possess the most unusual eyes in the animal world. Each of their eyes has 12 different light receptors, helping them to recognize…
Photo library
Special 'fossilized' animals
Living fossil animals are species that remain in shape for millions of years, with little or even no relatives, representing a single species that still exists.
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Fancy with colorful creatures on the ocean floor
Starfish camouflage colors like anemones, stealth clown fish in the tingling tentacles of sea flowers to avoid enemies, poisonous jellyfish, sunflower-legged grass know…
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Video: Scary weapon of hammerhead shrimp
Shrimps of shrimps (Stomatopoda) - or shrimps, shrimps, shrimps and shrimps - are crustacean groups of more than 400 species belonging to the mouth-legged shrimp. People…