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Mantis Shrimp

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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Mantis Shrimp

By Madison Burns
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Biology II

Taught by Ms. Rebecca Taylor
Photo by Ondablv
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Basics

  • Crustacean (stomapod)
  • 250+ million year history
  • Last members of superorder hoplocarida
  • Two types: Spearers & smashers
  • 400+ species
Photo by Elias Levy
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Eyes

  • Most advanced eyes in animal kingdom
  • Eyes are on two stalks
  • Can move each eye independently
  • Hexnocular vison
  • Two peripheral hemispheres; two dividing midbands
Photo by Jayvee F.
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Color Perception

  • 16 color-receptive cones
  • Can distinguish 100,000 different colors
  • Can see ultraviolet light
Photo by Pilottage
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Habitat

  • Seldom seen
  • Lives in burrows, rock crevices, & coral
  • Territorial
  • Tropical and subtropical shallow waters
Photo by Derek Keats
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Hunting

  • Raptorial appendages
  • Spearers: Fish, worms, squid
  • Smashers: Clams, snails, crabs
Photo by USFWS Pacific
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Fighting

  • Ritualistic
  • Recognize other mantis shrimp they've fought
  • Fights are usually over a burrow
Photo by Phil's 1stPix
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Mating

  • Females are fertile during certain tidal cycle phases
  • Actively fluoresce
  • Lysiosquillids are monogamus
  • Most of the mating occurs in burrows
Photo by Derek Keats
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Raptorial Appendages

Photo by Elias Levy
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp

  • Odontodactylus scyllarus
  • Punches at speed of .22 caliber bullet
  • Can be traced back 500 million years
  • Many household aquariums can't house them
  • Grows 2-7 inches long
  • Found in the Pacific and Indian ocean
Photo by petersbar
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Video

Peacock Mantis Shrimp are Radiant
Photo by Elias Levy

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