Mantis shrimp (Stomatopod)

Found only once before, this unidentified Stomatopod was 60mm long. Also called "mantis shrimp" this species possesses "smashing" front appendages used for "hammer-like" strikes that I can attest to first-hand.

27 August 2012

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