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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mantis Shrimp

By Madison Burns

Biology II

Taught by Ms. Rebecca Taylor
Photo by Ondablv

Basics

  • Crustacean (stomapod)
  • 250+ year history
  • Last members of superorder hoplocarida
  • Two types: Spearers & smashers
Photo by Elias Levy

Eyes

  • Most advanced eyes in animal kingdom
  • Eyes are on two stalks
  • Can move each eye independently
  • Hexnocular vison
  • Two peripheral hemispheres; two dividing midbands
Photo by Jayvee F.

Color Perception

  • 16 color-receptive cones
  • Can distinguish 100,000 different colors
  • Can see ultraviolet light
Photo by Pilottage

Habitat

  • Seldom seen
  • Lives in burrows, rock crevices, & coral
  • Territorial
Photo by Derek Keats

Hunting

  • Raptorial appendages
  • Spearers: Fish, worms, squid
  • Smashers: Clams, snails, crabs
Photo by USFWS Pacific

Fighting