Mantis Shrimp
Manningia arabica
- Group: Shrimp
- For divers: safe
A mantis shrimp of rock pools and sandy rocky tidal flats, it hunts the live prey that all stomatopods need. It strikes from cover with a lightning fast blow of its raptorial limbs.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Stomatopoda › Eurysquillidae › Manningia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 409141.
FAQ
- Is the Mantis Shrimp dangerous to divers?
- The Mantis Shrimp is harmless to divers.