Similar words: shrimp, mantis, praying mantis, anti-semitism, antisemitism, antichrist, anticrime, plant tissue. Meaning: n. tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages.
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1. Thisotherworldly creature, a mantis shrimp, was photographed in the watersof Indonesia's Lembeh Strait.
2. A picture of a mantis shrimp guarding its eggs in Anilao, Philippines, took home top honors in the "Compact Cameras" category.
3. It turns out that Mantis shrimp has a piece of abdominal armourcalled a "telson",(sentencedict.com) which is strong enough to withstands repeatedassaults from other shrimp.
4. Different species of mantis shrimp prefer different weapons, from clubs to spears.
5. In Japanese cuisine, the mantis shrimp is eaten boiled as sashimi and as a sushi topping, and is called shako .
6. A lightning-fast predator, the mantis shrimp uses its powerful limbs to smash or spear its prey with a force equivalent to a .22 bullet.
7. The eye of a peacock mantis shrimp is one of the most complex in the animal kingdom.
8. Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colours, from shades of browns to bright neon colours.
9. Special light-sensitive cells in mantis shrimp eyes perform similar functions to electronic sensors found in the mechanism of a DVD and CD player, the study said.
10. The mantis shrimp also has the best eyesight in the animal world with 16 different photoreceptor types (compared to four in humans).
11. Photo Gallery : Marine Marvels A male peacock mantis shrimp plies the seafloor off Papua New Guinea.
12. A male peacock mantis shrimp plies the seafloor off Papua New Guinea. These garishly colored crustaceans are favorites of the aquarium trade.
13. Deep in the oceans, heavily armoured mantis shrimp exchange blows from hammer-like appendages in fights over territory.
14. The waters of Bali, Indonesia, are home to this otherworldly creature peacock mantis shrimp ( Odontodactylus scyllarus ) .
15. Nicknamed the toe-splitter thanks to its ability to deliver a nasty blow to anyone who gets too close, the mantis shrimp is usually found in tropical waters.
16. The waters of Bali, Indonesia, are home to this otherworldly creature, a peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
17. Ms Buss said it was unusual to find a mantis shrimp so far east along the British coast, although numbers are increasing.
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