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Very cool! Thanks so much!
Edit: aren't Squilla mantises spearers? This one is definitely a smasher, it's been punching my crabs.
Edit: aren't Squilla mantises spearers? This one is definitely a smasher, it's been punching my crabs.
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I’ve not heard of this. Where did you read they are spearers?
I’m thinking maybe here - External Anatomy and Explanatory Notes
That was the source listed in Wikipedia
So looking at the top down picture it does appear that your mantis shrimp has more spear like appendages than that of a club.
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He's definitely got clubs. I haven't been able to get a clear picture but I can see them when he's peeking out of his burrow and you can sort of see him punch the crab in the video.
Dr Roy's ID list shows all Squilla have spears. I went through it again and I'm actually considering:
This one here. The eyes are similar, the size fits, the tail is reddish pink on mine, and the antennal scales are a purple-blue color, meaning mine is a female. What do you think?
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That one is similar as well. No red spot on mine's antennal scale though, which Dr. Caldwell lists as an identifying feature. Could be japonicus too. At least we've narrowed the genus down!
No clue where it originated from unfortunately. The vendor is still insisting it's a "lime green mantis shrimp" and it "will turn green soon".
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None of them have a white meral spot and purple on the antennal scales, so I highly doubt it'll turn green. But we'll see I guess!
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Really cool find, I haven't seen one of those since stomatopod.com went down.
The antennal scales are a givaway its latirostris, they react to polarizing light dramatically.
They're basically the same care as O. havanensis, in other words very intolerate to oxygen inconsistencies and small traces of ammonia can kill them.
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