The next time you're in the market for some shrimp, examine them not just for their size and freshness but for their colors, too. Read more: 15 Different Ways To Cook Fish Also known as Pacific ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brazilian and British researchers have observed that a small crustacean that changes color according to the marine vegetation is able to disguise itself in exotic algae that did not evolve together ...

The rosy color of Riverside fairy shrimp is primarily provided by their red-hued cercopods. HABITAT: The Riverside fairy shrimp is restricted to deep vernal pools and ponds with chemistry and ...