By Liz Kimbrough A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom.

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with ...

Dactyl clubs are hammer-like structures located on each side of a mantis shrimp’s body. They store energy in elastic ...

The mantis shrimp comes equipped with its own weapons. It has claws that look like permanently clenched fists that are known as dactyl clubs. But when it smashes the shells of its prey ...

Underneath, corkscrew-like bundles of fibers form what’s called ... preventing the damaging vibrations from traveling back into the mantis shrimp’s body. But scientists hadn’t proven it ...