Colorful Males

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One of the most dramatically colored, sexual dimorphic stomatopods is Hemisquilla californiensis. The carapace, maxillipeds, antennae and antennules are all polarized and brightly colored. Females lack most of the polarized signals and are less dramatically colored.

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Very nice, I got my "peoples" out looking for H.australiensis :) I know they are not as vibrant in color as the H.cal and far smaller as well but it should be interesting to see one!
 
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