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This is one of my favorite animals of all time, and definitely my favorite Stomatopod! I had to try to doodle one x3 the colors are so unbelievably beautiful on these ocean critters. It drove me crazy trying to get them bright enough to do them justice!
If you're not familiar with this creature here are some interesting facts
The rainbow (or 'peacock'... or 'thumbsplitter') mantis shrimp isn't a mantis nor a shrimp, but a distant relative of the shrimp and lobster.
VERY powerful, capable of breaking through 1/4 inch glass tank and 'punching' with its raptorial claw, over 100 times its body weight.
One of the few species to use fluorescence to signal each other.
They have the most sophisticated eyesight of any animal on earth. Humans see 3 pigments while some species of mantis shrimp have more than 10 pigments sensitive to different wavelengths of light.
If you're not familiar with this creature here are some interesting facts
The rainbow (or 'peacock'... or 'thumbsplitter') mantis shrimp isn't a mantis nor a shrimp, but a distant relative of the shrimp and lobster.
VERY powerful, capable of breaking through 1/4 inch glass tank and 'punching' with its raptorial claw, over 100 times its body weight.
One of the few species to use fluorescence to signal each other.
They have the most sophisticated eyesight of any animal on earth. Humans see 3 pigments while some species of mantis shrimp have more than 10 pigments sensitive to different wavelengths of light.
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Smart in captivity but beware their lightning fast reflexes used to shatter stuff