Today · Saturday 10 October 2026
Peacock mantis shrimp
Every punch lands twice: first its hammer-like arm strikes, then the bubbles it creates collapse in a second blow.
- Lives in
- Coral reefCoral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from eastern Africa to Guam
More about the peacock mantis shrimpScientific name, size and Red List status
- Scientific name
- Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Size
- Up to 18 cm long
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated
The IUCN Red List has assessed 175,909 species. This one has not been assessed yet. What this means
Fact source: Patek & Caldwell, 2005
Tomorrow · Sunday 11 October
A new animal in 15 h 21 min
A hint: it lives on ivy and trees across Europe.
This week
Every animal so far- Mon 5Thorny devil
- Tue 6Golden tortoise beetle
- Wed 7Pacific barreleye
- Thu 8Okapi
- Fri 9Kea
- Sat 10Peacock mantis shrimpToday
- Sun 11Tomorrow’s animalin 15 h 21 min
Why Animall
People can’t care about animals they have never heard of.
Scientists still discover thousands of new animal species every year, while many others are disappearing because of habitat loss and climate change. Some die out before anyone has described them.
10,000+
new animal species are described every year.
University of Arizona, 2025
86%
of species on Earth, and 91% in the ocean, have not been described yet.
Mora et al., 2011
73%
average drop in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020.
WWF Living Planet Report, 2024