Close-up view of a Mantis Shrimp, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

A mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Cebu, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Mantis Shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia

Mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) sitting in its burrow, Puerto Galera, Philippines.

A large mantis shrimp (Lysosquilla sp.) uses its excellent eyesight to scan its underwater environment in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Dungan wall, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

The Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is also known as a clown mantis shrimp and peacock mantis shrimp, Cebu, Philippines

Fast Fluorescent Mantis shrimp. Mayotte