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 ...

The term peacock is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes, National Geographic notes. "Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl." ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... NGM Staff The peacock swallowtail, Papilio blumei, lives only here, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, and ...

A Real Bug’s Life returns for another season of microscopic and dynamic worlds. This new season of the National Geographic series follows new creatures ranging from a hermit crab looking for its ...