Cool Peacock Mantis at Shedd Aquarium
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rogerwells
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holy crap thats awesome....is it there permenently? i live in the chicago suburbs and i have been meaning to go there i had no idea they had a peacock that size. 4" that means for feet or four inches? either way its still cool...but four feet would be a ****ing monster
Gary Majchrzak
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If it's the same shrimp, (and I believe that it is), it's been at the Shedd for quite some time...
rogerwells
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yeah i havnt been there since i was very young...and back then i didnt know what the hell a mantis shrimp was...not till i got into the reef tank hobby
Wryknow
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4" = 4 inches. I wouldn't stick my face within 10 feet of a tank that held a four foot mantis shrimp! 
This fellow has his own small display tank in the temporary exhibit section (it's the crab exhibit at the moment.) No "room mates" for some reason! I don't know how much longer it will run, but it was pretty cool.
This fellow has his own small display tank in the temporary exhibit section (it's the crab exhibit at the moment.) No "room mates" for some reason! I don't know how much longer it will run, but it was pretty cool.Safierdrgn
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I was there last year and they had that mantis. They also have a beautiful pair of Harliquin shrimp.
majestic sea life
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lsat year when i went the peacock mantis they had was like 6'' + and very old lookin lol. And yes they can get up to 7''.
~Brian
~Brian
BrianPlankis
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I saw a picture of mantis captured in the gulf of mexico that was over 1 foot long, about 14 inches, but I can't find the link now. Scary!
rogerwells
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is that real?
rogerwells
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im never going near the ocean again
