Killer shrimp

[Localzoo]

Not cichlid related but cool anyways
Documentary on mantis shrimp on Nat geo wild until 9
Apparently they form monogamous bonds for up to 20 years once trust is established. Thought they just killed each other after they mated lol



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[Becca]

My husband was watching this last night and he said, "Hey, did you know there are killer shrimp?" I said - "must be mantis shrimp." He didn't believe me and then the program said "mantis shrimp."

I told him they'd break his fingers and his fish tank. They were one of those things we were always really, REALLY careful to look for when unpacking live rock at the 'Quarium Center (RIP).

 

[Localzoo]

Lol they are beautiful but deadly. They can see more colors than we can. They create cavitation bubbles (separation of oxygen and hydrogen...creating light and heat) which come from the immense energy they produce while hitting things. Crazy stuff
Ps that's just over simplifying


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[daninmd]

They are really cool in a species only tank. Lots of different types. Just go acrylic and not glass so they don't crack your tank!

 

[gravel_digger]

Very nice documentary one of my friends picked one of these up from HOT last year this thing is amazing on his tank


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[Andrewtfw]

There is a very good TED Talk on Mantis shrimp that was guven a couple of years ago. You can probably find it on youtube.

 

[ltrepeter2000]

The Army actually studied Mantis shrimp to see if there was potential strides that could be made in improving body armor by mimicking some of their natural internal structures

 

[Localzoo]

The Army actually studied Mantis shrimp to see if there was potential strides that could be made in improving body armor by mimicking some of their natural internal structures

That's cool but terrifying imagine a man with mantis type armor who can't go down and hits hard enough to cause cavitation bubbles underwater lol


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