Snapping shrimp are mostly solitary, with some species working together in colonies. Read here to learn about how their social systems work.

Rainbow shrimp vision is the most complex of any animal on Earth. Also known as the mantis shrimp, the creature has between 12 and 16 photoreceptors, allowing them to see light in wavelengths ranging ...

Sargassum shrimp, masters of camouflage, are commonly found in floating seaweed. These tiny crustaceans are opportunistic omnivores with a surprisingly long lifespan of up to six years. Sargassum ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Written by Danielle DeLeo, postdoctoral associate in biological sciences at FIU. Our research focuses on octocorals ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Shrimp is one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the United States. Shrimp trawling uses nets towed slowly near the ...