Mantis Shrimp By Joel

 

The Mantis Shrimp

 

The Mantis Shrimp is part of the Stomatopoda order and can grow up to 30 cm. There are more than 400 species of Mantis Shrimp throughout the sea. They can live for over five years before they die.

 

Most of the 400 species of Mantis Shrimp look completely different, although they all pretty much do the same thing. Swim and kill. Their eyes have six rows of ommatidia (compound eyes ) which gives them a strong advantage on their prey. Another crucial thing they need to kill is claws. They have two claws the Spearer and the Smasher. The Spearer is used to stab their pray and the Smasher is used to smash their prey so they can eat it while swimming.

 

The Mantis Shrimp can be found in tropical and subtropical seas and oceans such as the Indian and Pacific Oceans or anywhere like Hawaii and other tropical islands.

 

Mantis Shrimp can break through glass even bullet proof glass. There eyes can have hundreds maybe even thousands of different sections that make up a Mantis Shrimp eye.

 

By Joel.C

Mantis Shrimp drawing