True Facts About The Mantis Shrimp

Credits:

Film Footage courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc., Used by Permission

Slow Motion Mantis Shrimp: World's Fastest Punch/Earth Unplugged

Odontodactylus scyllarus eye movements/ Michael Bok

Time for a good wash-up!/RoyLCaldwell

O scyllarus eye scan/RoyLCaldwell

Peacock Mantis Shrimp, aka Tony Jaa/

Brushing off/Michael Bok

Peacock Mantis Shrimp, aka Tony Jaa/Royal Alberta Museum, Government of Alberta

Quick wash-up II/RoyLCaldwell

Odontodactylus scyllarus/Michael Bok

Mantis Shrimp macro - Odontodactylus scyllarus/prilfish

Mantis Shrimp Sole and Eel - Lysiosquillina maculata/prilfish

Spearer mantis shrimp in hole/Chika Watanabe

Mantis Shrimps impressions/Timmy G.

Mantis Shrimp - Odontodactylus scyllarus/prilfish

Mantis Shrimp Close-up/gingingray

Mantis Shrimp vs. Several Crustaceans/ExtremeToothDecay

Big Peacock Mantis Shrimp destroying small hermit crab/Mike Morehouse

Amazing Mimic Octopus vs Mantis Shrimp Battle/tedfusa

Odontodactylusdeepthreat/RoyLCaldwell

Mantis Shrimp (Gonodactylus Chiragra) Performing 5 Tricks/ExtremeToothDecay

[pongproductions]

I like the idea of some random shrimp running around the ocean beating the shit out of everything

[iamb]

Calamar: “Stop punching me. Ok. Take it. It grows back anyway.”

Mantis Shrimp: “ *I* *expect* *the* *same* *payment* *next* *month.* “

[GippyHappy]

you know a creature is tough when his enemies literally hand them pieces of their flesh to get away

[drae_gon]

The craziness of this is having a punch that fast IN WATER. Overcoming the drag coefficient on movement in water and still hitting fast enough to create air pockets is insane.

[passthebutterrobot]

"little psycho bastards" seems a pretty accurate description

[ashleygillespie-horne]

3:20 can we talk about the Mantis Shrimp physically dragging a hermit crab out of its home to beat the shit out of it???

[inkedseahear]

"The story of the Hermit Crab and the Mantis Shrimp" must be a German fairy tale

[purplehaze]

“Imagine a color you can’t even imagine.”
*Color Out Of Space intensifies*

[thunderfist]

"Just like the modern clown, the mantis shrimp has a psychopathic killing instinct"

I'm done

[destructortim]

All clam horror stories start with.
"There was a knock on the door"

[theusher]

"Who are you?"
"I'm just a shrimp who's a hero for fun."

[ocelot_the_dragon]

“The smasher mantis shrimp come with little Edward-Bowling-Ball hands”

Can we take a moment to appreciate such an elegantly spoken movie reference?

[MegaChickenfish]

The way I heard it described is, if a human could punch that hard, our hand would *catch fire* and we'd be able to throw a baseball into orbit.

[Ganjasmith]

Imagine a color you can't even imagine, now imagine that 9 more times

[yourboirex]

"Even the octopus, who is quite the badass, can't deal with these little psycho bastards"


Am dead.

[khiaraesaulsbury]

I like how the Mantis shrimp looked surprised when that calamar ripped it’s own arm. It took the mantis shrimp like 3 whole seconds to figure out what was happening because it didn’t expect to get some food that easily.

[arnbrandy]

""The mantis shrimp can deliver a blow with 1500 Newtons of force, which tells you what a sissy punch Newton must have had."

That's why I pay for the internet.

[KeyWestGlenn]

"One day." That's it, must be a German fairy tale.

[dinkledonker]

Here's another fact about the mantis shrimp: It's punch is strong enough to break glass. You should probably think twice before putting one in an aquarium.

[adityautturkar]

"Imagine a color you cant imagine. Now imagine it nine more times." Man zefrank is great.