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Mantis shrimp typically grow to around 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, while a few can reach up to 38 cm (15 in). [7] A mantis shrimp's carapace covers only the rear part of the head and the first four segments of the thorax. Mantis shrimp widely range in colour, with species mostly being shades of brown to having multiple contrasting, vivid colours.
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.
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Odontodactylus is a genus of mantis shrimp, the only genus in the family Odontodactylidae. [1] Mantis shrimp of the genus Odontodactylus can not only detect circular polarisation of light, but can also detect polarised light reflecting off their telson and uropods. [2] The genus Odontodactylus contains the following species: [3]
Oratosquilla oratoria, the Japanese mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp found in the western Pacific. [2] It is widely harvested in Japan and eaten as sushi. Like other members of its order it has a powerful spear, which it uses to hunt invertebrates and small fish. It grows to a length of 185 millimetres (7.3 in), and lives at depths ...
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]
Mantis shrimp spend a majority of their lives living in burrows, reefs or crevices and generally only leave to mate or hunt for nearby food sources. Mantis shrimp act as an ecological importance ...
Genus: Squilla Fabricius, 1787: ... Cancer mantis. Linnaeus, 1758. Squilla is a genus of mantis shrimp. It includes the following species: [1] Squilla aculeata ...