For the past few weeks, our class has been learning about Peacock Mantis Shrimp.
This animal is a very interesting creature. It is not a Mantis nor a shrimp. Instead, it belongs to a group of crustaceans called stomatopods. The mantis shrimp is 6 inches long, the biggest problem right now is, it is armed with the most sophisticated vision of any predator and the fastest strike. Their eyes work independently together to better target their prey, eyes detect more colors than any creatures.
They can see polarized light he pulls out the ace of his sleeve, hammer claws their spring loaded clubs strike 50 there are over 450 species of mantis shrimp some mantis shrimp possess deadly clubs, they are native to warm water of the Indian Pacific they are basically found on reefs in sand and rubble area’s with several hiding spots to hide in.
The males are usually brighter than the females, with juveniles having more of a yellowish color Mantis Shrimp have excellent eyesight with large eyes, mounted on stalks that can swivel to give almost 360 degrees of vision mantis shrimp has been known to attack and the injured divers who approach too close.
