Mantis Shrimps Stomatopoda

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Powerful front claws can shatter glass.
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) colour color pattern spots cyan blue eyes look peer hole home house hunter preying pray Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) eyes look peer hole home house hunter preying pray verticals Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) colour color pattern spots cyan blue eyes look peer hole home house hunter preying pray Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) colour color pattern spots cyan blue eyes look peer hole home house hunter preying pray Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) single one alone colourful colorful alert looking curiousity vertical Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) with egg mass.
Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) with egg mass. Odontodactylidae peacock Stomatopoda Pericarida shrimp shirmps arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda caridea invertebrate invertebrates crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual sex reproduction eggs mother motherhood mother-hood mothering maternal care caring parent parental parenting vertical |Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying danger dangerous threat threaten Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance.
Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky vertical Crustaceans |Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky cute friend friendly cuddly cuddle play playful happy smile smiling curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying danger dangerous threat threaten Crustaceans |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance.
Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky Crustaceans |Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance.
Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky Crustaceans |Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers beg begging begger begs curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance.
Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata) watching for prey from burrow entrance. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky Crustaceans |Spotted Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) Female with egg mass.
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) Female with egg mass. Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting sex reproduction mate maternal protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish love loving care caring affection affectionate colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint pink magenta red orange cyan blue green spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield eye eyes compound compound-eyes mauve |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus)

Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.) Detail of eyes.
Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.) Detail of eyes. Lysiosquillidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying vertical |Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) Female with egg mass at the entrance of it's burrow.
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) Female with egg mass at the entrance of it's burrow. Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting sex reproduction mate maternal protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish love loving care caring affection affectionate colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint pink magenta red orange cyan blue green spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield eye eyes compound compound-eyes mauve home house shelter sheltered safe safety secure security secured sheltering nest |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus)

Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.) at the entrance of it's burrow.
Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.) at the entrance of it's burrow. Lysiosquillidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield quck quickly quicker fast speed speedy swift swiftly rapid alien vertical |Orange Spearer Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina sp.)

Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) holding egg mass.
Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus) holding egg mass. Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual mass many group together same identical similar baby young newborn new born juvenile offspring off-spring youth beginnings beginning begin start starting sex reproduction maternal eggmass egg-mass protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield |Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyallarus)

Wide-snout Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris)
Wide-snout Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris) Odontodactylidae Stomatopoda Pericarida single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky alert vertical |Wide-snout Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris)