Mantis Shrimp

Reece Brad

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Mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, are unusual marine predators. Also called stomatopods, they are colorful, have exceptional eyesight and hunt with a high-speed, shell-piercing attack.

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Reece Brad

@thesishelp

Mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, are unusual marine predators. Also called stomatopods, they are colorful, have exceptional eyesight and hunt with a high-speed, shell-piercing attack.

Mantis Shrimp Weapon Video

Smarter Every Day - Mantis Murder Shrimp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrxCT0NpHo
Mantis Shrimp Description and Interesting Facts

Information about a wide range of Australian marine species.
http://www.mesa.edu.au/atoz/mantis_shrimp.asp
Fast Facts - Peacock Mantis Shrimp

From their amazing eyes to their powerful punch, there's almost nothing about these undersea predators that's not extreme.
http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/fast-facts-peacock-mantis-shrimp
This Shrimp Packs a Punch

One day in 1975, a curious magazine editor knocked on Roy Caldwell's door at the University of California, Berkeley.
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/shrimp-packs-punch
Mechanics of Movement - Mantis Shrimp

What underlies these remarkable biomechanics feats?
https://pateklab.biology.duke.edu/mechanics-movement-mantis-shrimp
How Mantis Shrimp Use Their Spear

Stomatopods, also known as mantis shrimps, are just plain cool. Their eyes can see in a manner we'veÂ only just begun to understand.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/amazing-video-mantis-shrimp-spearing-fish-slow-motion-0
Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the peacock mantis shrimp is arguably one of the most captivating creatures in the sea.
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp
World's Deadliest - Shrimp Packs a Punch

It might be a featherweight, but this tiny mantis shrimp packs a powerful punch. A crab tries to shield itself behind glass a quarter-inch thick.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/worlds-deadliest/deadliest-mantis-shrimp
Mantis shrimp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp

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Mantis shrimp Temporal range: Carboniferous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Lysiosquillina maculata (Zebra mantis shrimp)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Subclass:	Hoplocarida
Order:	Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817
Subdivisions^[1]
Superfamilies and families Bathysquilloidea Bathysquillidae Indosquillidae Gonodactyloidea Alainosquillidae Hemisquillidae Gonodactylidae Odontodactylidae Protosquillidae Pseudosquillidae Takuidae Erythrosquilloidea Erythrosquillidae Lysiosquilloidea Coronididae Lysiosquillidae Nannosquillidae Tetrasquillidae Squilloidea Squillidae Eurysquilloidea Eurysquillidae Parasquilloidea Parasquillidae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mantis Shrimp Weapon Video

Smarter Every Day - Mantis Murder Shrimp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXrxCT0NpHo
Mantis Shrimp Description and Interesting Facts

Information about a wide range of Australian marine species.
http://www.mesa.edu.au/atoz/mantis_shrimp.asp
Fast Facts - Peacock Mantis Shrimp

From their amazing eyes to their powerful punch, there's almost nothing about these undersea predators that's not extreme.
http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/fast-facts-peacock-mantis-shrimp
This Shrimp Packs a Punch

One day in 1975, a curious magazine editor knocked on Roy Caldwell's door at the University of California, Berkeley.
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/shrimp-packs-punch
Mechanics of Movement - Mantis Shrimp

What underlies these remarkable biomechanics feats?
https://pateklab.biology.duke.edu/mechanics-movement-mantis-shrimp
How Mantis Shrimp Use Their Spear

Stomatopods, also known as mantis shrimps, are just plain cool. Their eyes can see in a manner we'veÂ only just begun to understand.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/amazing-video-mantis-shrimp-spearing-fish-slow-motion-0
Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the peacock mantis shrimp is arguably one of the most captivating creatures in the sea.
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp
World's Deadliest - Shrimp Packs a Punch

It might be a featherweight, but this tiny mantis shrimp packs a powerful punch. A crab tries to shield itself behind glass a quarter-inch thick.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/worlds-deadliest/deadliest-mantis-shrimp
Mantis shrimp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp

Mantis shrimp Temporal range: Carboniferous–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Lysiosquillina maculata (Zebra mantis shrimp)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Subclass:	Hoplocarida
Order:	Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817
Subdivisions^[1]
Superfamilies and families Bathysquilloidea Bathysquillidae Indosquillidae Gonodactyloidea Alainosquillidae Hemisquillidae Gonodactylidae Odontodactylidae Protosquillidae Pseudosquillidae Takuidae Erythrosquilloidea Erythrosquillidae Lysiosquilloidea Coronididae Lysiosquillidae Nannosquillidae Tetrasquillidae Squilloidea Squillidae Eurysquilloidea Eurysquillidae Parasquilloidea Parasquillidae

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mantis Shrimp

Mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, are unusual marine predators. Also called stomatopods, they are colorful, have exceptional eyesight and hunt with a high-speed, shell-piercing attack.

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