The Mantis Shrimp is one Badass Motherfucker

[avatar33]

Once again, great post from the Oatmeal: Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal - The Oatmeal

Realizing that we're seeing the world through the limitations of our brain is quite humbling.

If you go deep sea diving, don't mess with this creature. :batman:

 

[dmnEPC]

Bad ass little fuckers

 

[pewep]

They really don't see that many more colors than we do, just look at the electromagnetic spectrum. A little into the UV and infrared sides doesn't mean jack. Furthermore they are fucking stupid, therefore they simply can't comprehend or reflect on the magnificence of creation like we can.

 

[dmnEPC]

They really don't see that many more colors than we do, just look at the electromagnetic spectrum. A little into the UV and infrared sides doesn't mean jack. Furthermore they are fucking stupid, therefore they simply can't comprehend or reflect on the magnificence of creation like we can.

was starting to think you got banned again.

 

[pewep]

was starting to think you got banned again.

Just got swamped with a shitload of work.

 

[BlogHue]

inb4 Mantis Shrimp Web Assets.

 

[BigWill]

Those fuckers will crack the glass on your aquarium, kill all your fish. Used to soak my live rock before added it to my tank to get them out.

 

[hehejo]

Waiting for an official response of the HBWA public relations departement.

 

[-Matt-]

 

[dsiomtw]

Yep I had a big ass aquarium back in the day and had some of these bad boys in my sump for fun. If I recall, they can generate more force per oz/lb of bodyweight than any other animal in the world.

 

[eliquid]

funny enough, I did a boil today.

having lobster, crab, shrimp, scallops, corn, potatos, etc. So nice

 

[joeyprego]

Actually human sight is even the strongest sense humans have. Which puts things even in more perspective. Our hearding, smelling etc is even weaker than other animals

 

[eliquid]

Actually human sight is even the strongest sense humans have. Which puts things even in more perspective. Our hearding, smelling etc is even weaker than other animals

Shit, my hearding skills is supreme

 

[thehobbster]

You mean our five or six senses are just five or six windows to an infinitely complex world?

Well I'll be...... never would of thought it. Here I thought the materialist scienticians had it all figured out.

 

[Airin]

I had one of these in my tank... serious bad ass that we called El Gaucho! I had to get rid of him because he was eating my fish. He almost got my finger once when I was moving some of my coral around. I could only imagine what that would have done, their smasher is supposedly a similar speed as a 22 bullet! OUCH!

 

[jryan21]

HAHA:

 

[Goodcat]

ONETWOTHREE SOLVED

 

[johnmatrix]

The mantis shrimp was featured in a BBC documentary series called 'Wonders of Life' recently, worth a watch.

 

[amateursurgeon]

They really don't see that many more colors than we do, just look at the electromagnetic spectrum. A little into the UV and infrared sides doesn't mean jack. Furthermore they are fucking stupid, therefore they simply can't comprehend or reflect on the magnificence of creation like we can.

Well done Pewep. You're superior to a crustacean.

 

[Cystomatic]