Shrimp, in addition to being a tasty addition to many cuisines around the world, is sometimes used as an insult to call a person small or short. But did you know there are over 2,000 species of shrimp ...

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

Brazilian scientists from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) have detected a new species of buffalo shrimp which they named Alpheus Coralvivo after the Living Coral Project, it was reported.

Small shrimps of the genus Hippolyte have the ability to change color to camouflage themselves in the algae where they live and escape predators. Depending on the algae they are in, they can turn red, ...

And now, with the looming threat of global climate change and decreased rainfall predicted for southern California, not only the Riverside fairy shrimp but a suite of rare vernal pool species — as ...

She and her colleagues found that shrimp ... and females from different sides of the isthmus together, they snapped aggressively instead of courting. They had become separate species, just as ...

As processed shrimp is often peeled it can be difficult even for experts to discern shrimp species based on physical characteristics alone. “When you peel the shrimp, they look similar ...

Different shrimp species from various habitats exhibit distinct microbial profiles, suggesting that both habitat heterogeneity and host selection play significant roles in shaping these ...

During his dives and other survey efforts, Wittmann found dozens of shrimp with ... variation of the new species. Wittmann recorded “at least six strongly different colour variants ...