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Scientific Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
CLADE: Euarthropoda
SUBPHYLUM: Crustacea
CLASS: Malacostraca
SUBCLASS: Hoplocarida
ORDER: Stomatopoda
Conservation Status
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Mantis shrimps can reach up from 4-15 inches depending on the species.
With over 450 subspeces of mantis shrimps around the world, their coloring can differ from shades of brown to vivid rainbow colors.
Mantis shrimps have the most complex eyes of all critters. Each eye of mantis shrimps contains 12 photoreceptors that allow them to see colors that humans don’t even have names for. To put this in perspective, human eyes typically contain only three types of photoreceptors for seeing green, red, and blue.
The mantis shrimp uses its amazing eyesight to detect prey and predators. They have something called trinocular vision, which allows them to see one object using three parts of the eye. The mantis shrimp takes in all visual information at once without processing it allowing them to react to their environment as quickly as possible.
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Mantis shrimps can usually be found in tropical and subtropical waters in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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Mantis shrimps are not traditionally seen in aquariums because they can shatter the glass with their heavy strike.