THE PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP

THE PEACOCK MANTIS SHRIMP

Odontodactylus scyllarus or as known as Peacock Mantis Shrimp is the beautiful creature which live in the deep of the sea.This shrimps have beautiful appearance but they well known as powerful smashers and  they got label as a very dangerous predators.This creature can be found in Indo-Pacific Ocean, south of Japan, north of Australia, and between eastern Africa and Guam.They also can be seen at depth around of 3-40 m and usually found at depth of 10-30 m.These habitat commonly live in U-shaped burrows, often built near the bases of coral reefs on sandy and gravelly areas.

The Peacock mantis shrimp`s head

Peacock Mantis Shrimp`s tail

 I exceedingly impress with their appearance and power. In my personal opinion this creature are almost perfect. This is because they have unique attraction and also the best weapons power at the same time. Have u imagine how perfect they are ? .They appearance are mostly like assembling lobsters. They are very brightly colored, with a base body color of olive or green, brightly covered orange antennae scales, red raptorial appendages (used to smash prey), red setae on their uropod’s, and leopard like spots covering the lateral sides of the lower carapace. This creature also have beautiful tails.People would be really impress when they got to see this shrimp by their own eyes.

                         

The peacock Mantis Shrimp`s secret weapon.

 

    The biggest secret about this creature are they are really aggressive hunter and  barely active in day and night.According to Frankie chue “The powerful strikes of peacock mantis shrimp are powered by elastic forces, meaning that the farther back they pull their raptorial appendages, the stronger the strike; speeds of up to 20 m/s have been recorded for a strike. Each strike actually generates two blows, one from the impact of the limb itself (400-1501 Newtons) and one from the explosion of a cavitation bubble created from the initial impact (up to 504 Newtons). When kept in aquaria, these mantis shrimp have been known to crack the glass of their tanks.”From what I have found this creature are really powerful and impressive predators in the deep of the sea. :)