The Mantis shrimp is what is known as a Marine crustacean. Measuring in at about a foot long on average, this brightly colored creature is one of the most interesting species of shrimp I have ever seen. Nicknamed "thumb splitter", the mantis shrimp is equipped with powerful club-like claws which it uses to spear, stun, and even dismember its prey. These claws are used by rapidly unfolding and swinging out to bludgeon and kill their prey with a lightning quick speed of 335,000 ft/s2. The force created by the initial impact from the claw forms a shock wave which also aids in killing or stunning the prey.
Aside from the claws, a mantis shrimp's eyes can be seen as pure works of art, being considered the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. They have one pair of eyes, both being cable of moving independently of each other. Each eye consists of two flattened hemispheres seperated by six parallel rows allowing it to perceive both polarised light and multispectral images. These components help give the mantis shrimp incredible trinocular vision and remarkable depth perception as well.
This made me hungry for seafood. This "shrimp" reminds me of lobster. Pretty sick colors on this animal. Id love to try and taste it out!!
ReplyDeleteThis shrimp is beautiful! I would definitely not want to get near one though. cool post :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice post Breon, this shrimp is so beautiful you wouldn't want to eat it.
ReplyDeleteI love National Geographic! Your post was really informative and I love the photograph :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome man, Always loved sea creatures.
ReplyDeleteThe shrimp is so beautiful, and very informative to know about! Its also making me really hungry for seafood!
ReplyDeleteIt's so majestic, I just want to dip it in garlic and butter <3
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