stomatopods of north carolina.....what species?

[gharner]

i was wondering, does any one (Dr. Roy) know what/how many species inhabit north carolinas coastal waters? particularly in the outer banks region. im going to the outer banks in a few weeks and was just wonderin what species i may be able to find there.
i saw on Roy's list that N. wennerae inhabit the carribean all the way up to north carolina....how far north are they found typically? do they inhabit the outer banks region?

 

[Gangsta Nemo]

You can find empusa sp. in morehead by fishing out the shrimp trawlers. Beyond that I fished around Radio Island , Fort macon, and shackleford banks without to much success BUT it was very stormy and visibility was very low. Though Glab's and Wennerae should haunt the area.

 

[Gonodactylus]

Squilla empusa and Squilla rugosa are your best bet, but there are about a dozen species in the area including N. wennerae, Nannosquilla, and Coronida.

Roy

 

[gharner]

cool thanks guys! i love the beach so ill spend most of my time there....while im there i like to dig around and look for critters. where would be the best habitat to find mantises?

 

[Giga]

gonna hijack but are there are that live on the cost of virginia I live in virginia beach and would be cool to hunt for mantis shrimp for my tank?

 

[gharner]

haha hijack away....im curious too......