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 ...

On a coral reef, certain spots function like appointment desks. Cleaner shrimp, most commonly Lysmata amboinensis, the Pacific cleaner shrimp, and Ancylomenes pedersoni, the Pederson cleaner shrimp, ...

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 ...

An international team of molecular chemists, physicists and nanomolecular scientists has found the molecule responsible for the bright, white-colored stripes sported by the Pacific cleaner shrimp. The ...

It's a mystery how cleaner shrimp partner with would-be fish predators—sometimes even climbing in their mouths—without getting eaten. A new study reveals how the shrimp convinces fish not to eat them, ...

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

This version of the cleaner shrimp can’t self-fertilize. It needs a mate. Janine Wong from the University of Basel explained to the New Scientist (November 17, 2011) that competition for food makes ...