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The Pistol Shrimp's awesome power is matched only by The Mantis Shrimp
Notice how the clicking in that video didn't seem to accompany any movement? That's because the mantis shrimp is so absurdly fast. Some choice quotes from their wikipedia section.
They either wait for prey to chance upon them or, unlike most crustaceans, actually hunt, chase and kill living prey.
Mantis shrimp possess hyperspectral colour vision, allowing up to 12 colour channels extending in the ultraviolet. Their eyes (both mounted on mobile stalks and constantly moving about independently of each other) are similarly variably coloured, and are considered to be the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.
They can learn and remember well, and are able to recognise individual neighbours with whom they frequently interact.(Pretty impressive for shrimp)
Depending on the species, male and female come together only to mate or bond in monogamous long-term relationships.
In the monogamous species, the mantis shrimp remain with the same partner for up to 20 years. Once again, this is pretty impressive for shrimp.
During mating rituals, mantis shrimp actively fluoresce.
There are 400 species of mantis shrimp. They are separated into 2 types, based on claw shape. There are:
Spearers are armed with spiny appendages topped with barbed tips, used to stab and snag prey.
Smashers, on the other hand, possess a much more developed club and a more rudimentary spear (which is nevertheless quite sharp and still used in fights between their own kind)
In smashers, these two weapons are employed with blinding quickness, with an acceleration of 10,400 g and speeds of 23 m/s from a standing start , about the acceleration of a .22 caliber bullet.Because they strike so rapidly, they generate cavitation bubbles between the appendage and the striking surface. The collapse of these cavitation bubbles produces measurable forces on their prey in addition to the instantaneous forces of 1,500 N that are caused by the impact of the appendage against the striking surface, which means that the prey is hit twice by a single strike; first by the claw and then by the collapsing cavitation bubbles that immediately follow. Even if the initial strike misses the prey, the resulting shock wave can be enough to kill or stun the prey.
When kept as pets in glass tanks, they sometimes smash their tanks. We don't know why.
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Behold!
The Pistol Shrimp's awesome power is matched only by
The Mantis Shrimp
Notice how the clicking in that video didn't seem to accompany any movement? That's because the mantis shrimp is so absurdly fast. Some choice quotes from their wikipedia section.
They either wait for prey to chance upon them or, unlike most crustaceans, actually hunt, chase and kill living prey.
Mantis shrimp possess hyperspectral colour vision, allowing up to 12 colour channels extending in the ultraviolet. Their eyes (both mounted on mobile stalks and constantly moving about independently of each other) are similarly variably coloured, and are considered to be the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.
They can learn and remember well, and are able to recognise individual neighbours with whom they frequently interact.(Pretty impressive for shrimp)
Depending on the species, male and female come together only to mate or bond in monogamous long-term relationships.
In the monogamous species, the mantis shrimp remain with the same partner for up to 20 years. Once again, this is pretty impressive for shrimp.
During mating rituals, mantis shrimp actively fluoresce.
There are 400 species of mantis shrimp. They are separated into 2 types, based on claw shape. There are:
Spearers are armed with spiny appendages topped with barbed tips, used to stab and snag prey.
Smashers, on the other hand, possess a much more developed club and a more rudimentary spear (which is nevertheless quite sharp and still used in fights between their own kind)
In smashers, these two weapons are employed with blinding quickness, with an acceleration of 10,400 g and speeds of 23 m/s from a standing start , about the acceleration of a .22 caliber bullet.Because they strike so rapidly, they generate cavitation bubbles between the appendage and the striking surface. The collapse of these cavitation bubbles produces measurable forces on their prey in addition to the instantaneous forces of 1,500 N that are caused by the impact of the appendage against the striking surface, which means that the prey is hit twice by a single strike; first by the claw and then by the collapsing cavitation bubbles that immediately follow. Even if the initial strike misses the prey, the resulting shock wave can be enough to kill or stun the prey.
When kept as pets in glass tanks, they sometimes smash their tanks. We don't know why.
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