A routine stop at a local bait store turned wild when a mantis shrimp—nicknamed the “alien of the ocean”—decided to fight back. With lightning-fast reflexes and a punch powerful enough to break glass, ...

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Sociologically, praying mantises might be introverts. Loners, they don’t seek contact with other mantids until it’s time to ...