mFrame Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Looks like these guys aren't just good at killing things... Wired Science News for Your Neurons Mantis Shrimp Eyes Might Inspire New High-Def Devices Wired Science News for Your Neurons The Magnificent, Ultraviolent, Far-Seeing Shrimp From Mars Shrimp Eyes May Hold Key to Better Communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Those things are freaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 OK... I'm gonna go on a limb here... There are aliens. They have landed. And they are Mantis Shrimp... I mean seriously. Circular polarized light? WTF!!! Thier claws have more force than we can create with advanced technology for the same size. They had to be thrown in thier own little genus that seems unrelated to just about anything else. They are able to communicate with each other using polarized light on the "paddles" that they have. Hell, if these things got any bigger or developed lungs we would have a serious run for our money as the primary species on this planet. If there is any creature that is a real "bug eyed monster" from another planet, this is it. The only thing that points to them being from earth is that they are tasty to me. Kinda like a shrimp tasting lobster meat. Scary freaking little custraceans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Do a search for "Giant Isopod", youtube has a great music video about one that ate my "well-known brand of corn chips". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Worst part about seeing giant isopods was that my first thought was... could I set up a tank for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Can this shrimp break ½” glass? I would like to get one, but both of my tanks are glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 My understanding is that the incidents of mantis shrimps breaking glass in tanks are seriously exagerrated. It has happened but usually the glass was thin or weak already. However, if you have 1/2" glass I'm assuming this is a larger tank. Mantis are generally reccomended for specie specific tanks. They are certianly not reef safe. Anything that moves that is small enough for it to catch, it will. And they can catch and eat a lot of critters, fish, cephlopods ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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