When a fish approaches a shrimp and holds its body very still—called posing—the shrimp then wave their antennae, signaling ...

Using underwater field observations in conjunction with behavioral experiments, researchers have discovered that a small crustacean, the yellow-beaked cleaner shrimp, performs a specialized dance that ...

Lysmata amboinensis: Will it survive the night? Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lysmata_amboinensis_in_Tropicar… The Lysmata amboinensis is ...

The hermaphroditic cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis usually live in monogamous pairs, but dark passions underlie their social structure. New research shows that cleaner shrimp, in any group larger ...

In the ocean, the Pacific cleaner shrimp stands out from the crowd, with vibrantly white coloration on its back and its whisker-like antennae. An international team of scientists recently revealed the ...

Like creepy stalkers, cleaner shrimp won't share their partner with anyone else. When placed in groups of more than two, the creatures attack in the dark of night, killing off the competition. "We ...

If you've ever watched a nature program on coral reefs, you've probably seen a cleaner shrimp. These animals set up cleaning stations on the reefs where passing fish let the shrimp pluck off parasites ...

Going to the dentist to get your teeth cleaned can be an anxiety-inducing (and expensive!) experience, but one man found a rather peculiar alternative while diving along the coast of Hawaii. Patrick ...

The intricate relationships between cleaner fish and cleaner shrimp underpin some of the most compelling examples of mutualism in coral reef ecosystems. These interactions involve smaller organisms ...