Some cool info

[xStaplesHurtx]

Ok well I went to this imax movie of the ocean and a part of it was about mantis shrimps. Well it said that their claws strike so fast it has the same power as a .22 caliber bullet. I just thought it was some info that I should share

 

[Fuegofish777]

ya thats a cool fact. i dont even know how an imal can pack a punch like that. it kinda builds up a bad rep though, only the largest ones can do that. but awesome none the less!

 

[xStaplesHurtx]

ya, there was this octopus that tried to kill it but the mantis would just go up and nail it right in the head

 

[rwhhunt]

what was the name of the imax movie??

 

[Altpers0na-old]

Deep Sea 3d i think

 

[Gonodactylus]

I used the 22 cal (short) analogy in a 1976 Scientific American article. I was comparing the slug at muzzle velocity to the strike of a large Hemisquilla. Unfortunately, that reference has been repeated many times often applied to small stomatopods that do not pack nearly that much power. Recently, Sheila Patek and I have published data for the strike of O. scyllarus that shows that the original figure was not that far off.

Roy

 

[howardcu]

How big does the California Mantis shrimp that was in that movie get? I think it said that one was 10 inches or so, but I don't believe the movie mentioned how big they can get.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Hemisquilla californiensis can get to about 12 inches. Most mature adult males are in the 9-10 inch range.

Roy