New video

[Timmy]

Hello,
here is a new video from my mantis shrimps. It called "Mantis Shrimps in Action". It took a long time, good software and much expierience to render this smooth slow motions, but this animals are still to fast for normal video cameras.

I hope you like it.

Mantis Shrimps in Action

 

[helipilot]

Very interesting, well done, thank you!

 

[Guygettnby]

good video, i love the slow motion shots and when the crab fights back and scares the mantis lol!!

 

[Wildinside]

Pretty cool, does the O. C. hit harder than an O. S? Those were some nasty looking strikes.

 

[Timmy]

Both animals in the video have exactly the same size (9 cm) and it seens that the G. chiragra has more power than the O. scyllarus.
But i think it depends on the hit rate. The peacock hits the crab eleven times in 5 seconds and the Chiragra only three times in 5 seconds. Much more time to contract the muscles. The result is a powerful strike.

 

[J2FcM]

You rock! Been waiting for this

 

[Recty]

Nice video.

The G. chiragra sure does seem to hit harder, I also notice it uses both striking apendages at once, whereas the other one seemed to hit with one fist then the other.

 

[ace1204]

Very nice, wish i had that many mantis, that red one is awesome where did you get him?

 

[Timmy]

The Gonodactylaceus glabrous was a wrong order. I want one O. scyllarus and this animal was delivered. For some suppliers every mantis shrimp is a O. scyllarus. ;-)

The animal lived over 3 years and was very shy.