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Organism Of The Week

Published on Feb 06, 2016

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Photo by mattk1979

ABOUT THE MANTIS SHRIMP

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

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

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CITATIONS

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

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