hitchhiker id (mantis?)

[akhanf]

Found this little bugger (<2") in my new jakarta live rock. Looks like some sort of mantis to me, but it seems to be missing his raptor-claws. Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[iCam]

I forget the common name for that crustacean, but it's not a mantis.

"Mud shrimp" or something like that rings a bell.

 

[akhanf]

yeah that seems right..
reef safe? (with corals/smallfish/other shrimp)?

 

[Paintbug]

i maybe a pistol shrimp of some kind. 100% not a mantis!

 

[So Cal shaggy]

that looks like a mud shrimp sometimes also referred to as ghost shrimp