Mantis Shrimp-Odontodactylus Scyllarus

Mantis shrimp are marine crustaceans. The shrimp species have habitat in coral caves and holes. They called because they look like mantis hunting. Their characteristics resemble praying mantises. Approximately 400 species of mantis shrimp in the world, all the species living in the suborder unipeltata.

Shrimp which has the Latin name Odontodactylus scyllarus are predators like lightning speed with the most complex eyes in the animal world. He was being aggressive and typically solitary sea use most of their time hiding in rock formations or burrowing intricate passageways in the sea floor. They were waiting for prey in the hole like crustaceans generally, they like to hunt and kill smaller prey. They rarely leave their homes if the feeding is usually at night, depending on the species. Most species live in tropical seas and subtropics (the Indian Pacific sera in East Africa, such as Hawaiian).

This shrimp has two types, which spearers and smashers. Spearers uses claws like spears, they impale their prey silently slowly. Smashers use its strong claws. Ability is very interesting. Claws are very fast pace, until it resembles a 22 caliber bullet, and is known as a thumb splitter.

Many people mentioned that because of the ability of these animals, they can solve the aquarium. Smashers use this power for snails, crabs, mollusks, and oyster’s stones to attack. The shrimp can be said boxing champion of the world, with its small size can punch can destroy the hard shells of prey.

Besides having an impressive display, but also blessed with the ability to ' catch ' the light that is the basis for the development of polarized 3D technology. This shrimp is able to see polarized light and vibration electric field of various colors. Excess was then inspiring people to develop new materials with similar structures mantis shrimp eye lens.