Biology
Cool Facts About the Mantis Shrimp
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The Mantis Shrimp's clubs can break the shells of crabs, and can even break aquarium glass!
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They have sexnocular vision (six sighted). Humans are binocular vision!
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The evolution of the Mantis Shrimp can be traced back 500 million years!
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Mantis Shrimp take on other animals from large octopus to crabs with claws that can break the toughest of shells.
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The attack by Mantis Shrimp happens extremely quickly - 50 times faster than the blink of an eye.
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The strike of the Mantis Shrimp is as fast as a .22 caliber bullet.
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There is a species called the lysiosquillids (type of spearer) where the male and female live in the same burrow, but have different “jobs”—the female takes care of the eggs and the male hunts for food for both of them! Note that the male in the image at right has much larger eyes and raptorial appendages. Males have larger eyes and bigger raptorial appendages that aid them in hunting. Male top, Female bottem1
Watch as this Mantis Shrimp Molts
Video by RoyLCaldwell on YouTube
There are many parts that make up the Mantis Shrimp. The Mantis Shrimp is a fierce preditor that is equipped with spears and or clubs depending on the species!
The Mantis Shrimp can see colors that humans cannot and have an extremely sophisticated eye ball. They have sexnocular vision with each eyeball being trinocular.
The Mantis Shrimp is one of the most powerful animals on the planet for its size. Its strike is as fast as a .22 caliber bullet. Scientists are researching how to apply the Mantis Shrimp's speed and strength for military use.
