The MANTIS Shrimp Club! - Page 2

Snelly40 · 06-15-2007, 06:08 PM

WOW, i only had time to watch one so i watched that last video and it is AMAZING!!!!

BEELZEBOB · 06-15-2007, 06:27 PM

gets into the science of cativation (SP?) ie the release of light and heat energy release by water instantly vaporizing where the mantis' rapitorial (SP?) appendages strike their prey.

neato

kathywithbirds · 06-15-2007, 10:59 PM

*rocking back and forth*

I have to go to my happy place now. *eyes glazed, focused on nothing*

Kirblit · 06-16-2007, 01:36 AM

Those vids are crazy

. Makes me want to get a mantis now, just not in my reef tank. I will have an empty 12g nano now after my 125 is fully ready, hmmmmmmmm.

lcstorc · 06-16-2007, 08:22 AM

Great video. The last one was very informative. Lots of things I never knew.
Thanks for sharing info about this very interresting species of animal.

Snelly40 · 06-16-2007, 12:12 PM

yeah, i cant believe it vaporizes the water, wow

vdituri · 06-16-2007, 06:17 PM

Great vids Bob.
I love the mantis vs large crab video.
The heavy metal music really works on that one!

BEELZEBOB · 06-18-2007, 07:30 AM

stomotopods are great homeboys!!! (homegirls too)

Dentoid · 06-18-2007, 08:30 AM

Nice edits Bob! The chicks must really like your little shrimp!

BEELZEBOB · 06-18-2007, 04:14 PM

i try to keep my mantis shrimp obsession on the DL, until sombody says somthin, and im all like

"oo ooo ooo look what he can do to a stick!!!"

Dentoid · 06-18-2007, 05:10 PM

How come their appendages don't smash open or break?

vdituri · 06-18-2007, 08:50 PM

Watch the last video. It explains it quite well. They do wear down and then presto chango they shed and boo boo is allll better.
Amazing creatures.

Dentoid · 06-18-2007, 08:58 PM

Thanks Victor, I can always count on you to set me straight.

I started to watch the last video, but like most guys my attention span is about as long as a pigs hair!

That video is >13 minutes!

I felt like I was back in college lecture hall!

BEELZEBOB · 06-19-2007, 09:33 AM

fast forward baby!!! but i kinda dig that chick...

shes like brainy hot.

BEELZEBOB · 06-21-2007, 01:06 PM

more vids and species list

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

Mantis Shrimp are sweet. this is a list of the most popular species in the world.

The guy Dr. Roy has been studyin these critters esclusivley since like the 70's.

he has taught me everything i know........

Roy's List of Stomatopods for the Aquarium

06-15-2007, 06:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,618 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? WOW, i only had time to watch one so i watched that last video and it is AMAZING!!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

06-15-2007, 10:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? rocking back and forth I have to go to my happy place now. eyes glazed, focused on nothing __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

06-16-2007, 01:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
Kirblit Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 406 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Those vids are crazy . Makes me want to get a mantis now, just not in my reef tank. I will have an empty 12g nano now after my 125 is fully ready, hmmmmmmmm. __________________ 125g RR Kirby My reef chronicle http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...s-125-a-3.html

06-16-2007, 08:22 AM	#20 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,909 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Great video. The last one was very informative. Lots of things I never knew. Thanks for sharing info about this very interresting species of animal. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

06-16-2007, 12:12 PM	#21 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,618 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? yeah, i cant believe it vaporizes the water, wow __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

06-16-2007, 06:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,728 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Great vids Bob. I love the mantis vs large crab video. The heavy metal music really works on that one! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

06-18-2007, 08:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Nice edits Bob! The chicks must really like your little shrimp! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

06-18-2007, 05:10 PM	#26 (permalink)
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06-18-2007, 08:50 PM	#27 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,728 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Watch the last video. It explains it quite well. They do wear down and then presto chango they shed and boo boo is allll better. Amazing creatures. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

06-18-2007, 08:58 PM	#28 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Whos Gots A Mantis??? Thanks Victor, I can always count on you to set me straight. I started to watch the last video, but like most guys my attention span is about as long as a pigs hair! That video is >13 minutes! I felt like I was back in college lecture hall! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama Last edited by Dentoid : 06-19-2007 at 09:35 AM.

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