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ABOUT THE MANTIS SHRIMP

• Common Name: Peacock Mantis Shrimp
• Scientific Name: Odontodactylus scyllarus
• Habitat: warm water reefs of the Pacific and Indian oceans

ABOUT THE MANTIS SHRIMP

• Classification: Malacostroca
• Ecosystem: Tropical and temperate waters and subtropical reefs

ABOUT THE MANTIS SHRIMP

• Creates homes in the reefs
• At the top of the food web
• Only a few predators

SURVIVAL OF THE MANTIS SHRIMP

• Sandy bottom or coral reef to live/hide in
• For food it eat 1-2 small fish/crustaceans a day

CHALLENGES TO SURVIVAL

• Dumping toxic materials that kill the coral reefs

FUN FACTS

• 16 color receptive cones
• Creates bubble cavitation
• Has 20 body segments
• Has the punching force of a .22 caliber rifle

CITATIONS

• Caldwell, R.[photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/2014/01/absurd-creatures-of-the-week-4/
• National Aquarium|Peacock Mants Shrimp. (n.d.) http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp
• National Aquarium|Peacock Mants Shrimp.[photograph]. (n.d.) http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp

CITATIONS

• National Aquarium|Peacock Mants Shrimp.[photograph]. (n.d.) http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp
• National Aquarium|Peacock Mants Shrimp.[photograph]. (n.d.) http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp
• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/umalacostrac...

CITATION

• [photograph]. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/umalacostrac...
• UWL Website.[photograph]. (n.d.). Https://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/hruska_mark/habitat.html
• UWL Website.[photograph]. (n.d.). Https://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/hruska_mark/habitat.html

CITATIONS

• Slides 1 , 2, 3, pictures by haiku deck

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