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Let’s Talk Trash! MAY/JUNE 2018
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Mantis Shrimp
Mantis shrimps, or stomatopods, are marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda. They branched from other members of the class Malacostraca around 400 million years ago. Mantis shrimps typically grow to around 10 centimetres in length.
The Mantis Shrimp, a shrimp looking creature, but with the looks of a shrimp. It is both beautiful, and deadly. Here are some reasons why: You might be asking, “Why are these Shrimp beautiful?” They have the body of a normal shrimp but the top body of a mantis. The Mantis shrimp have an assortment of colors on their body, as if they jumped out of coral. Aside from the body of the Mantis shrimp, their eyes are special. Do you wonder why the eyes look like that? It is because they see more colors than us. The human eyes can only see three colors, combined let us enjoy different colors. The mantis
in three hits and faster than the human eye to see. They can also boil water by how fast their arms are moving. The Spearer is like a gun underwater. They have the
ability to shoot a spear type object into their prey as fast as a bullet. They can go right through your aquarium glass, so having one as a pet is not a good idea. The Mantis shrimp are beautiful and deadly, like what is said in the beginning. They are also known for food as well as they can be cooked into several dishes. Hope you enjoyed!
shrimp sees 12 colors, nearing Ultraviolet to Infrared. Now for the “Deadly” part of the Mantis shrimp...
They are not called that “Prawn Killer” in Australia nothing. There are two types of fighting styles the Mantis shrimp can take: The “Boxer” and The “Spearer” The Boxer, also known as, the “smasher” has claws that can smash a clam open
By Devin Pritchett & William Stanley
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