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Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) 'mouth' and ποδός (podós) 'foot'). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago. [2] Mantis shrimp typically grow to around 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, while a few can reach ...
Odontodactylus scyllarus, commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp, rainbow mantis shrimp, or simply mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod native to the epipelagic seabed across the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Marianas to East Africa, and as far South as Northern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa.
Mantis shrimp can act aggressively, and their jabs and blows have been described as “devastating” to their prey or to many that choose to spar with one. Jabs and blows from a mantis shrimp can ...
The mantis shrimp may be the most beautiful, talented and deadly creature in the animal kingdom. Plus, their view of the world is way better than ours. The mantis shrimp has 16 color-receptive ...
Squilla quadrispinosa Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842. Squilla stylifera Lamarck, 1818. Pseudosquilla ciliata, the common mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp, known by common names including rainbow mantis shrimp and false mantis shrimp. [2] It is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region and in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp, striped mantis shrimp or razor mantis, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. [2] At a length up to 40 cm, L. maculata is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. [2] L. maculata may be distinguished from its ...
This species is territorial and will defend its burrow from other mantis shrimps. [2] Squilla empusa is mainly nocturnal and feeds on fish, shrimps, crabs, krill, worms, molluscs and other mantis shrimps. The raptorial claws are unfolded with great rapidity to spear, slash and immobilise the prey, which is brought back inside the burrow when ...
Lysiosquillidae. Lysiosquillina maculata, with an eel in the background. The Lysiosquillidae or banded mantis shrimps are a family of mantis shrimp, comprising some of the largest known mantis shrimp species. [1][2] The most common and best known species is Lysiosquillina maculata, the zebra mantis shrimp. [3]