Tony Wu / Harlequin mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), close up of compound eyes. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Solvin Zankl / Close up of face and mouthparts of large male Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Close up of face, antennae and mouthparts of large male Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Birgitte Wilms / Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Solomon Islands

David Fleetham / Peacock mantis shrimp / Clown mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) crawling along sandy seafloor, Cebu, Philippines.

Magnus Lundgren / Female Peacock-mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying her eggs, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) portrait from the Witu Islands, Papua New Guinea

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) portrait, Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / RF - Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Xiaoliuqiu Island, Taiwan

Shane Gross / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) trapped in a traditional Indonesian fishing trap made of bamboo. Alor, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) on the edge of its burrow, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Georgette Douwma / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying her eggs. North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Georgette Douwma / RF - Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) on walk about on coral reef. Puerto Galera, Philippines. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Bert Willaert / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Tony Wu / Peacock / Rainbow mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) resting its eggs on the camera lens, Ambon, Indonesia

Tony Wu / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) on sea floor, Ambon, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Peacock Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) brooding eggs. Indonesia, Indo-Pacific Ocean

Pascal Kobeh / Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) out of its burrow, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Gary K. Smith / Fresh Mantis Shrimp (Squilla Mantis) for sale in Rialto Market Venice, Italy, April.

Georgette Douwma / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Pascal Kobeh / Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) holding its eggs, Indonesia, Sulawesi Sea.

Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying its egg mass. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying its egg mass. Notice one eye looking forwards and the other looking backwards. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying its egg mass. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying its egg mass at the entrance of its burrow. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Constantinos Petrinos / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) carrying its egg mass at the entrance of its burrow. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Franco Banfi / Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) in burrow, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) holding its eggs. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) holding its eggs. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Peacock / Harlequin / Painted mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus). North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp, adult female carrying eggs (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) with claws camouflaged with debris, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) swiming, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) attacking a Hermit crab, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) female with eggs, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) large male, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) feeding on a nudibranch, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Large male Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Close up of sharp claw of large male Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Close up of male reproductive organs of large male Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Solvin Zankl / Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) large male, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Close up of Mantis shrimp with eggs (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Indo-Pacific

Georgette Douwma / Mantis shrimp portrait {Odontodactylus scyllarus} Andaman sea, Thailand

David Hall / Shrimp {Odontodactylus scyllarus} Papua New Guinea

Constantinos Petrinos / Mantis shrimp carrying eggs {Odontodactylus scyllarus} Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia