Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

MIGRATION: Fairy shrimp are nonmigratory and have limited movement. Any dispersal of the species is likely caused by animal vectors wading or walking through wet or dry pools inhabited by fairy shrimp ...

And now, with the looming threat of global climate change and decreased rainfall predicted for southern California, not only the Riverside fairy shrimp but a suite of rare vernal pool species — as ...