these things

[Ryan Y]

Whats the official name?

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[Cluck]

What is a mantis shrimp?

[ddratler]

im pretty sure its a mantis shrimp

[Lip Ripper]

Tog Bait!!!!!!!!!!!

[ddratler]

What is a mantis shrimp?

all i know is that my little cousin was walking in a small tide pool on a beach playing with the small fish and crabs, when he grabbed one of these things!

it gashed opened his hand and he had to go to the hospital

[RuddeDogg]

bait.............no wait......a snack!!!!

[drumrunner]

the correct answer is.... slice and dice ya. aka mantis shrimp

[bstarling]

...they're also good to eat.

What you been up to Ryan?

Bill:fishing:

[Fishman]

Striper bait

[saltandsand]

Used to be in my salt water aquarium, they were a pain in the butt to get out. Made alot of noise, I've heard that they have broken tank glass with their pesky snapping tails. They will split your thumb easy...be careful with them, or just step on em.

[sand flea]

I've never cut open a cobia that didn't have several of them inside. Love to get a few lives ones for bait.

[fin&scale]

I know they are mantis shrimp but many here call 'em thumb splitters. Nasty little dudes.

[Fireline20]

Looks like something from an "Alien" movie,,,wow.:eek::eek:

Never seen one,, where are they:eek::confused:

[Fireline20]

Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda. They are neither shrimp nor mantids, but receive their name purely from the physical resemblance to both the terrestrial praying mantis and the shrimp. They may reach 30 cm (12 in) in length, although exceptional cases of up to 38 cm have been recorded [2]. The carapace of mantis shrimp covers only the rear part of the head and the first three segments of the thorax. Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colours, from shades of browns to bright neon colours.

Called "sea grasshoppers" by ancient Assyrians, "prawn killers" in Australia and now sometimes referred to as "thumb splitters" by modern divers — because of the relative ease the creature has in mutilating small appendages — mantis shrimp sport powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by spearing, stunning or dismemberment. Mantis shrimp can break through aquarium glass with a single strike from this weapon [3].

[basstardo]

In that same Wikipedia article they talk about them having two types of striking styles. Spearers and smashers. Check this out:

"In smashers, these two weapons are employed with blinding quickness, with an acceleration of 10,400 g and speeds of 23 m/s from a standing start [6], about the speed and force of a .22 caliber bullet.":eek::eek:

[Rockfish1]

just stopped in at the local Chinese restaurant this afternoon and there was a family there chowing down on a bowl full of them things... the way they were going through'em they musta been good...

[Fireline20]

In that same Wikipedia article they talk about them having two types of striking styles. Spearers and smashers. Check this out:

"In smashers, these two weapons are employed with blinding quickness, with an acceleration of 10,400 g and speeds of 23 m/s from a standing start [6], about the speed and force of a .22 caliber bullet.":eek::eek:

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Like I said,,,creature from the movie "Alien"