The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Courtesy of a comment by reader bmq215 at this post, we learn of the existence of something called a ‘mantis shrimp‘. It’s certainly a weird-looking thing!
I liked the comment left on the video’s YouTube page by user ‘snowinowen4’: “The Mantis Shrimp would be very good at stopping burglars, but sadly only at SeaWorld.”
Peter
Interesting,
A friend of mine caught one a couple days ago. Said it tasted like a cross between a Maine Lobster and Blue Crab. I guess the one he caught was between 9 and 10 inches long.
Dang that is one feisty critter.
scott
Can't believe no one has linked this
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
I've seen quite a few while snorkeling in East Timor. They are indeed amazing. With such great eyesight, they are definitely more intelligent/aware than anything else on the coral reefs. Incredible animals.