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=The Mantis Shrimp=

A Little Background
====Although unknown to most people, the mantis shrimp is an extremely enthralling creature. In these next few moments you will see just how and why this crustacean has puzzled scientists with their extraordinary abilities.====

The Infamous Eyes
==== If you have heard of the mantis shrimp, it was probably because of their impeccable eyesight. It turns out that these animals possess the most complex sight system in the whole entire animal kingdom. For example, humans only have three photo receptors that allow us to see variations of three diverse colors: blue, red, and green. In addition, butterflies have five photo receptors. This enables the insects to see two other colors that our brains aren't even capable of processing. However, the mantis shrimp has sixteen photo receptors! With these receptors, the mantis shrimp is capable of seeing polarized, visible, non visible, and UV light.The shrimp uses its ability to see in these types of light to attack its unlucky prey or locate a nearing predator. The eye of a mantis shrimp also contains 8 optical units, or ommatidia, which have thousands of minuscule hairs on the last three rows. Although these creatures have extremely elaborate eyesight, due to the way their eyes are positioned on their head, the mantis shrimp can see in only two directions: outwards and in front. Mantis shrimp prefer darkly lit water, like the abyss, too. This is so they can have multiple outlets for "visual stimulation" in order to intensify their frontal cortex.====

A Pernicious Punch
====Like its eyes, the mantis shrimp has one of the deadliest punches in the world. Each punch that the mantis shrimp throws travels about 65 mph and occurs in two-thousandths of a second. To put this into better perspective, it hits it target with the same amount of force as a bullet from a AK-47. The fist of this shrimp can also smash practically any other shell or exoskeleton, including one of another mantis shrimp. After all of these aggressive strikes, you would think that the shrimps's fist would break itself, right? Wrong. In fact, their fists can survive about 7,200 strikes without even the slightest hint of damage, let alone breakage.In order to heighten the power of their dea dly punches, the mantis shrimp uses a fairly simple energy storage system. First, they cock their arms and lock them firmly in place. Large muscles in the upper arm are then contracted and build up excess energy. When the punch is released, the energy is immediately transferred to the lower arm which launches forwards with 2,500 Newtons of force soon after. These punches are so intense that they generate a miniature implosion of heat <range type="comment" id="508616646_4">(cavitation), smell <range type="comment" id="508625922_3">(senescence)</range id="508625922_3">, and light (sololuminescence). Therefore, even if the mantis shrimp misses, the force of the punch is so great that its target will still be hit. Due to these factors, aquariums do not typically house mantis shrimp because they can break the glass. ====

About the "Armour"
====As briefly mentioned before, the mantis shrimp has an exceptionally strong exoskeleton. In fact, scientists are studying its complex cell structure for a basis on how to create more developed military vehicles and <range type="comment" id="508625922_7">doorknobs with better durability.</range id="508625922_7"> ====

An Alluring Appearance
====The exoskeleton of a mantis shrimp is anything but dull. It is dotted, speckled, striped, and coated with a brilliant mixture of vibrant and lively colors. Because of its breathtaking appearance, the mantis shrimp is commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp. <range type="comment" id="508625922_8">However, when a predator comes near to the shrimp, it can simply darken its outer shell.</range id="508625922_8"> By doing this, the mantis shrimp conceals its neon shades and camouflages with its surroundings. Along with perfuming elaborate dances, a male shrimp will put his colors to use in order to attract a female.====

It's Brazen Behavior
====<range type="comment" id="508625922_1"></range id="508625922_1">Som e people may think that because a mantis shrimp is made up of such rich colors, the creature may be a bit snobby. However, that is most certainly not the case. Instead, mantis shrimp are <range type="comment" id="508625922_5">kind and loving to one another and happily share their hard earned meals! </range id="508625922_5"><range type="comment" id="508625922_6">When two get into a tiny quarrel, they soon forget about their misunderstanding and become close allies against dangerous predators in the deep dark sea.</range id="508625922_6"> Mantis shrimp enjoy living in the warmer coral reefs of the Indian or Pacific Ocean. But, every year they migrate to the North Pole for one month in order to brighten their colors. ====

Some Fascinating Fun Facts

 * 1) ====their species is over 500 million years old====
 * 2) ====one punch is 50 times faster than a blink of a human eye====
 * 3) ====there are about 400 species of mantis shrimp worldwide====
 * 4) ====human bones contain a key mineral also found in the club of a mantis shrimp====
 * 5) ====can distinguish fresh prey from processed prey using their ability to see polarized light====
 * 6) ====not endangered====
 * 7) ====feed on gastropods, crabs, mollusks, and octopi <range type="comment" id="508625922_2">[[image:http://www.costadevelopers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/land-crab.jpg width="218" height="146" align="right"]]</range id="508625922_2">====
 * 8) ====similar legs to a preying mantis====
 * 9) ====each eye has duonocular vision====
 * 10) ====better eye structure than the technology found in DVD players====
 * 11) ====can't tell close colors apart====
 * 12) ====scientific name: stomatopods====
 * 13) ====rank: stomatopoda====
 * 14) ====uses dismemberment to kill prey====
 * 15) ====they are now available in plush toys [|HERE!]====

This Pretty Awesome Video
media type="custom" key="25868800"

A Few Sources:
=The Mantis Shrimp=
 * [|__http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp__]
 * [|__https://www.google.com/search?q=mantis+shrimop&oq=mantis+shrimop&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60j0l4.8446j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8__]
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 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp__]
 * [|__http://eol.org/pages/7370/overview__]
 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/~/media/Images/content/mantisshrimp_infographic_final.jpg__]
 * [|__http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/files/pdf/07172012-eNews-Story2-Slide.pdf__]
 * [|__http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-shrimp-colors.html__]
 * [|__http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/ocean/photos/colorful-sea-creatures/colorful04-peacock-mantis-shrimp/__]
 * [|__http://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html__]
 * __ [] __

A Little Background
====Although unknown to most people, the mantis shrimp is an extremely enthralling creature. In these next few moments you will see just how and why this crustacean has puzzled scientists with their extraordinary abilities.====

The Infamous Eyes
==== If you have heard of the mantis shrimp, it was probably because of their impeccable eyesight. It turns out that these animals possess the most complex sight system in the whole entire animal kingdom. For example, humans only have three photo receptors that allow us to see variations of three diverse colors: blue, red, and green. In addition, butterflies have five photo receptors. This enables the insects to see two other colors that our brains aren't even capable of processing. However, the mantis shrimp has sixteen photo receptors! With these receptors, the mantis shrimp is capable of seeing polarized, visible, non visible, and UV light.The shrimp uses its ability to see in these types of light to attack its unlucky prey or locate a nearing predator. The eye of a mantis shrimp also contains 8 optical units, or ommatidia, which have thousands of minuscule hairs on the last three rows. Although these creatures have extremely elaborate eyesight, due to the way their eyes are positioned on their head, the mantis shrimp can see in only two directions: outwards and in front. Mantis shrimp prefer darkly lit water, like the abyss, too. This is so they can have multiple outlets for "visual stimulation" in order to intensify their frontal cortex.====

A Pernicious Punch
====Like its eyes, the mantis shrimp has one of the deadliest punches in the world. Each punch that the mantis shrimp throws travels about 65 mph and occurs in two-thousandths of a second. To put this into better perspective, it hits it target with the same amount of force as a bullet from a AK-47. The fist of this shrimp can also smash practically any other shell or exoskeleton, including one of another mantis shrimp. After all of these aggressive strikes, you would think that the shrimps's fist would break itself, right? Wrong. In fact, their fists can survive about 7,200 strikes without even the slightest hint of damage, let alone breakage.In order to heighten the power of their dea dly punches, the <range type="comment" id="508625460_1"></range id="508625460_1"> mantis shrimp uses a fairly simple energy storage system. First, they cock their arms and lock them firmly in place. Large muscles in the upper arm are then contracted and build up excess energy. When the punch is released, the energy is immediately transferred to the lower arm which launches forwards with 2,500 Newtons of force soon after. These punches are so intense that they generate a miniature implosion of heat (cavitation), smell (senescence), and light (sololuminescence). Therefore, even if the mantis shrimp misses, the force of the punch is so great that its target will still be hit. Due to these factors, aquariums do not typically house mantis shrimp because they can break the glass. ====

About the "Armour"
====As briefly mentioned before, the mantis shrimp has an exceptionally strong exoskeleton. In fact, scientists are studying its complex cell structure for a basis on how to create more developed military vehicles and doorknobs with better durability. ====

An Alluring Appearance
====The exoskeleton of a mantis shrimp is anything but dull. It is dotted, speckled, striped, and coated with a brilliant mixture of vibrant and lively colors. Because of its breathtaking appearance, the mantis shrimp is commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp. However, when a predator comes near to the shrimp, it can simply darken its outer shell. By doing this, the mantis shrimp conceals its neon shades and camouflages with its surroundings. Along with perfuming elaborate dances, a male shrimp will put his colors to use in order to attract a female.====

It's Brazen Behavior
====<range type="comment" id="508625460_2"></range id="508625460_2">Som e people may think that because a mantis shrimp is made up of such rich colors, the creature may be a bit snobby. However, that is most certainly not the case. Instead, mantis shrimp are kind and loving to one another and happily share their hard earned meals! When two get into a tiny quarrel, they soon forget about their misunderstanding and become close allies against dangerous predators in the deep dark sea. Mantis shrimp enjoy living in the warmer coral reefs of the Indian or Pacific Ocean. But, every year they migrate to the North Pole for one month in order to brighten their colors. ====

Some Fascinating Fun Facts

 * 1) ====their species is over 500 million years old====
 * 2) ====one punch is 50 times faster than a blink of a human eye====
 * 3) ====there are about 400 species of mantis shrimp worldwide====
 * 4) ====human bones contain a key mineral also found in the club of a mantis shrimp====
 * 5) ====can distinguish fresh prey from processed prey using their ability to see polarized light====
 * 6) ====not endangered====
 * 7) ====feed on gastropods, crabs, mollusks, and octopi <range type="comment" id="508625460_3">[[image:http://www.costadevelopers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/land-crab.jpg width="218" height="146" align="right"]]</range id="508625460_3">====
 * 8) ====similar legs to a preying mantis====
 * 9) ====each eye has duonocular vision====
 * 10) ====better eye structure than the technology found in DVD players====
 * 11) ====can't tell close colors apart====
 * 12) ====scientific name: stomatopods====
 * 13) ====rank: stomatopoda====
 * 14) ====uses dismemberment to kill prey====
 * 15) ====they are now available in plush toys [|HERE!]====

This Pretty Awesome Video
media type="custom" key="25868800"

A Few Sources:
=The Mantis Shrimp=
 * [|__http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp__]
 * [|__https://www.google.com/search?q=mantis+shrimop&oq=mantis+shrimop&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60j0l4.8446j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8__]
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 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp__]
 * [|__http://eol.org/pages/7370/overview__]
 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/~/media/Images/content/mantisshrimp_infographic_final.jpg__]
 * [|__http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/files/pdf/07172012-eNews-Story2-Slide.pdf__]
 * [|__http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-shrimp-colors.html__]
 * [|__http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/ocean/photos/colorful-sea-creatures/colorful04-peacock-mantis-shrimp/__]
 * [|__http://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html__]
 * __ [] __

A Little Background
====Although unknown to most people, the mantis shrimp is an extremely enthralling creature. In these next few moments you will see just how and why this crustacean has puzzled scientists with their extraordinary abilities.====

The Infamous Eyes
==== If you have heard of the mantis shrimp, it was probably because of their impeccable eyesight. It turns out that these animals possess the most complex sight system in the whole entire animal kingdom. For example, humans only have three photo receptors that allow us to see variations of three diverse colors: blue, red, and green. In addition, butterflies have five photo receptors. This enables the insects to see two other colors that our brains aren't even capable of processing. However, the mantis shrimp has sixteen photo receptors! With these receptors, the mantis shrimp is capable of seeing polarized, visible, non visible, and UV light.The shrimp uses its ability to see in these types of light to attack its unlucky prey or locate a nearing predator. The eye of a mantis shrimp also contains 8 optical units, or ommatidia, which have thousands of minuscule hairs on the last three rows. Although these creatures have extremely elaborate eyesight, due to the way their eyes are positioned on their head, the mantis shrimp can see in only two directions: outwards and in front. Mantis shrimp prefer darkly lit water, like the abyss, too. This is so they can have multiple outlets for "visual stimulation" in order to intensify their frontal cortex.====

A Pernicious Punch
====Like its eyes, the mantis shrimp has one of the deadliest punches in the world. Each punch that the mantis shrimp throws travels about 65 mph and occurs in two-thousandths of a second. To put this into better perspective, it hits it target with the same amount of force as a bullet from a AK-47. The fist of this shrimp can also smash practically any other shell or exoskeleton, including one of another mantis shrimp. After all of these aggressive strikes, you would think that the shrimps's fist would break itself, right? Wrong. In fact, their fists can survive about 7,200 strikes without even the slightest hint of damage, let alone breakage.In order to heighten the power of their dea dly punches, the mantis shrimp uses a fairly simple energy storage system. First, they cock their arms and lock them firmly in place. Large muscles in the upper arm are then contracted and build up excess energy. When the punch is released, the energy is immediately transferred to the lower arm which launches forwards with 2,500 Newtons of force soon after. These punches are so intense that they generate a miniature implosion of heat (cavitation), smell (senescence), and light (sololuminescence). Therefore, even if the mantis shrimp misses, the force of the punch is so great that its target will still be hit. Due to these factors, aquariums do not typically house mantis shrimp because they can break the glass. ====

About the "Armour"
====As briefly mentioned before, the mantis shrimp has an exceptionally strong exoskeleton. In fact, scientists are studying its complex cell structure for a basis on how to create more developed military vehicles and doorknobs with better durability. ====

An Alluring Appearance
====The exoskeleton of a mantis shrimp is anything but dull. It is dotted, speckled, striped, and coated with a brilliant mixture of vibrant and lively colors. Because of its breathtaking appearance, the mantis shrimp is commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp. However, when a predator comes near to the shrimp, it can simply darken its outer shell. By doing this, the mantis shrimp conceals its neon shades and camouflages with its surroundings. Along with perfuming elaborate dances, a male shrimp will put his colors to use in order to attract a female.====

It's Brazen Behavior
====Som e people may think that because a mantis shrimp is made up of such rich colors, the creature may be a bit snobby. However, that is most certainly not the case. Instead, mantis shrimp are kind and loving to one another and happily share their hard earned meals! When two get into a tiny quarrel, they soon forget about their misunderstanding and become close allies against dangerous predators in the deep dark sea. Mantis shrimp enjoy living in the warmer coral reefs of the Indian or Pacific Ocean. But, every year they migrate to the North Pole for one month in order to brighten their colors. ====

Some Fascinating Fun Facts

 * 1) ====their species is over 500 million years old====
 * 2) ====one punch is 50 times faster than a blink of a human eye====
 * 3) ====there are about 400 species of mantis shrimp worldwide====
 * 4) ====human bones contain a key mineral also found in the club of a mantis shrimp====
 * 5) ====can distinguish fresh prey from processed prey using their ability to see polarized light====
 * 6) ====not endangered====
 * 7) ====feed on gastropods, crabs, mollusks, and octopi [[image:http://www.costadevelopers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/land-crab.jpg width="218" height="146" align="right"]]====
 * 8) ====similar legs to a preying mantis====
 * 9) ====each eye has duonocular vision====
 * 10) ====better eye structure than the technology found in DVD players====
 * 11) ====can't tell close colors apart====
 * 12) ====scientific name: stomatopods====
 * 13) ====rank: stomatopoda====
 * 14) ====uses dismemberment to kill prey====
 * 15) ====they are now available in plush toys [|HERE!]====

This Pretty Awesome Video
media type="custom" key="25868800"

A Few Sources:

 * [|__http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp__]
 * [|__https://www.google.com/search?q=mantis+shrimop&oq=mantis+shrimop&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60j0l4.8446j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8__]
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 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/mantis-shrimp__]
 * [|__http://eol.org/pages/7370/overview__]
 * [|__http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/~/media/Images/content/mantisshrimp_infographic_final.jpg__]
 * [|__http://www.bnl.gov/ps/eNews/files/pdf/07172012-eNews-Story2-Slide.pdf__]
 * [|__http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-shrimp-colors.html__]
 * [|__http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/ocean/photos/colorful-sea-creatures/colorful04-peacock-mantis-shrimp/__]
 * [|__http://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html__]
 * __ [] __