«Mantis shrimp, or
stomatopods, are well known for aggressive temperaments and complex visual systems, but until now we've known very little about whether and how they use color to communicate
with other mantis shrimp,» said Amanda Franklin, a Ph.D. student in the biology department of Tufts University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the first and corresponding author on the paper.
The peacock mantis shrimp, or
stomatopod, is a 4 - to 6 - inch - long rainbow - colored crustacean
with a fist - like club that accelerates underwater faster than a 22 - calibur bullet.