Mantis Shrimp Video

[Reefmack]

This may have been posted before, but I just saw it for the first time:

Sheila Patek clocks the fastest animals | Video on TED.com

Interesting scientific work done on the speed of a mantis strike and how the shrimp accomplish it.

 

[redsea reefer]

That was very interesting especially the cavitation part and having the fastest strike in the animal world. I would like to have a mantis tank but I heard they can break the tank if they miss their target.

Thanks for sharing Terry!

 

[Reefmack]

Eddie - a long video but very interesting. I've heard they can crack a tank but was never sure if that was true or not. I can see where it might be possible.

 

[Dweezil]

Terry ~ Are you trying to put David over the edge? hahaha
I sure hope I never get one of these creatures in my tank. Of coarse I guess you would have to buy something for that to happen. hehe

 

[tnwillia]

Super video Terry, thanks!

 

[Nowellsy SNR]

Cool video Terry

 

[David Shaw]

OMG

 

[molsen187]

those things are awesome i'd love to set up a tank for one. the stories about them smashing through the glass are few and far between i think. i think usually they people don't put enough sand on the bottom and the shrimp just thinks the glass is more rock and he smashes threw it. i think if you have a DSB it wouldn't be a problem.

 

[lethal]

Thanks for the video link Terry. Fascinating and scary at the same time.

 

[David Shaw]

 

[kevinyates1]

only one complaint here.. the video was 16minutes long.





why couldnt it be longer!!!!!! I soooo enjoyed learning all that, now it's time to go impress someone with this knowledge!

 

[Clownfish518]

Very cool. Not the fastest strike in the world actually - the trap jaw ant is faster, but the mantis is still cool.