Peacock Mantis Shrimp

[devonmorton]

Our Peacock Mantis Shrimp is very neat to watch in our refugium. Wish he was out more often.

[HeratyIRN]

@SickKnowledge82 no they don't eat corals

[devonmorton]

@HeratyIRN Ours breaks off peices of various acros so that he can use them to build with.

[SickKnowledge82]

can a mantis shrimp be in a tank with anemones and soft corals? like Xenia for example?

[kpr88]

are they predator, prey or both?

[Robinsaneyo]

Sounds like someone is dry-heaving in the background at 1:45

[Anduy]

District 9!

[MetallicaRoady]

2:26 Correction in Austin Powers mind.

Some Mantis Shrimp murder their prey,

While others fuck them.

[jonndol]

What if put together a Peacock Mantis Shrimp with an Octopus? I'm guessing the Mantis will turn to pieces of empty shells the next day..

[Ookaminokemono]

The Crazed Muay Thai Fighter of the crustaceans

[elstroshitnonstop]

damn nature you scary!

[Trebgah]

I want one and I will name it Ezio

[11xranger1]

sorry about double post, the internet in iraq sucks, everything here suck in fact... lol

[felrece]

@11xranger1 Then move out? =P

[11xranger1]

@felrece can't, im deployed here

[11xranger1]

@felrece cant im deployed here

[11xranger1]

Mantis shrimp see 12 colors vs. our 3, and they can see the entire spectrum of light, including ultra violet and infra red, they can polarize light at will and they can produce depth perception in each individual eye. more like PREDATOR SHRIMP.

[11xranger1]

Mantis Shrimp can see 12 colors vs. our 3, and they can also see the entire spectrum, including ultra violet and infra red, as well as being able to polarize light whenever they want. more like predator shrimp

[MrMegasaurass]

@zachmyslinski no no no.. these things dont pinch.. they rip your freaking fingers off....literally

[ZackMyslinski]

15 people were pinched

[pauleypauleypauley]

she said it attacks with the same force as a .22 bullet?????? i call bullshit. maybe if it was thrown haha

[jonharana]

@pauleypauleypauley I dunno about the force but the "punch" accelerates at ~100,000 m/s^2 which is pretty much the acceleration of a bullet shot from a pistol.

[me700gnomes]

the narrator is raymond ramono at age 17

[thuywang]

They are available to some local public markets in the Philippines and they are really tasty!!

[VirtuosoX1]

Well of course his smart, if he has enough force to break open the vase his living it (or w.e its name is) - but he obviously knows theres no water on the other side :P

[WaterfrontEnt]

i'll give him a fuckin noogie on his head ..

gimme some cheese bitch!

[Jpieka19]

these guys are guna live on mars soon and try to take over the human species

[pauleypauleypauley]

@Jpieka19 wouldn't they have better luck with that on earth, where there are humans to take over?

[Jpieka19]

@pauleypauleypauley ABSOLUTLY.....not

[D3sT1nYxoFxF1r3]

pee-cock...

[lhomme38]

that hideout is like a evil lair and waits for a victim to pass by than beat it up.

[COhagan118]

"...it has the same force as a .22 bullet..." Dang!

[ExoticCrustaceansFtw]

"The Peacock Mantis Shrimp isn't a Peacock, or a Mantis-" ORLY?!?!?!

[minkusink6]

that is a brutal shrimp

[digitalmicetails]

wat an asshole

[Poyzenai]

Anyone else this animal resembles Zoidberg?

[ClubDominoEnglish]

fuckin' cool animal!

[adrianchen19888]

in china, we eat these like no tomorrow.

[Daxter609]

I'm never setting foot in water again....

[rileytwist88]

that is fucking badass

[jjono1991]

these fish should be buried in the sand so you should have a tank with a deep sand layer not a shallow layer of pebbles

[ExoticCrustaceansFtw]

@jjono1991 the peacocks are smashers, not spearers. Smashers make dens/caves out of live rock and such. It's the spearers that make their burrows in deep sand.

[BelloItaliano2009]

The shrimpy and the brain .. the schrimpy and the brain .. one is a genius the other a shrimp..

[mafiaslicka]

lmao @ 2:20 "fuckin bitch I JUST DUG IT OUT AGAIN!"

[NewEmpire500]

15 Shrimps dislike this.

[randomp3rson1]

who else came here from highDEAS

[SeanBro23]

@randomp3rson1 you got me ;)

[ejfreej]

@randomp3rson1 ME! lol

[pazdanika123]

@randomp3rson1 me. this thing is just godly. lol

[ElCheapoVideos]

@randomp3rson1

i diiiiid

[WOOWOOWOOhi]

@randomp3rson1 ROFL me!

[Robertthesavage]

@randomp3rson1 yup

[TheAmazingTick]

@randomp3rson1 heh heh..... yeah

[TheAmazingTick]

@randomp3rson1 heh heh.... yeah

[f0k069]

RELEASE THE PRAYING MANTIS SHRIMP! (scene from clash of the titans)

[alotosius]

The shrimp... are evolving...

[PrometheanRunGood]

Not a peacock, not a mantis, not a shrimp and it's named the peacock mantis shrimp? I'll tell you what it is, it's a f'ing liar.

[Noonrider11]

O_o the ad on the side is Toontown... even though i play it

[sneeb]

SUPPOSEBLY THEY ARE VERY INTELLIGENT!!!!

[Nhordmyr]

killers

[solitajre222]

Yakuza of the shrimp world!

[alaric1247]

this creature is amazing but it's funny that the Discovery Channel narrator doesn't know that "shrimp" is already plural

[TheHereticAsian]

WHAT THE FUCK?

ITS NOT A PEACOCK

FUCK

[1800levso]

I wish i could borrow it's eyes just to see how the world really looks like.

[Sm00thcriminal1]

when i get one ill name it "thumb spliter"

[bojanglesme]

" O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made. " - Psa 104:24

[mspopcandy2532]

Oh yeah. Cause its TOTALLY a peacock. xD

[Winterfang]

So they can see Colors that we don't know that exist?

[FarRightFred]

looks tasty

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

no scale ,how many for a decent korma ,ill stick to chicken ,they shrivel up and are always a disappointment .

[Robdoggh]

Fuck yo burrow, shrimp!

[Elbottoo]

That is one beautifull and big mantis shrimp. So pretty.

[sw811]

kinakain lang namin d2 yan sa pilipinas..... hehehehe.. masarap yan sa kaning lamig.. sawsaw mu sa suka na may bawang,tapos naka kamay ka lang... peace....

[carlstevendyehey]

@sw811 miss ko na yang set up na yan.waaaah

[TheZorion]

i wanna have one xD

[Railware]

Jimmy! No! Dont you dare put your hand in that tank!

*gets thumb split open*

They failed to mention that these shrimps punch so hard that each punch creates a micro-cavitation bubble that collapses in on itself in a miniature explosion. This means that animals will get struck twice by each swing; from the actual punch and the ensuing bubble.

[Tommiclio]

@Railware It reached 1000 degrees or something crazy like that in that micro bubble...

Infact....its often the micro bubble that stuns the prey .... not the arms.

[browncoat697]

@Tommiclio According to Wikipedia, it reaches about 5000 Kelvin, which is roughly 8540 degrees Fahrenheit. That's quite a bit hotter than 1000 degrees :P.

In the case of mantis shrimp, the arms are the ones stunning the prey in addition to causing the tiny, powerful explosion. The PISTOL shrimp, on the other hand, does use the micro bubble explosion to stun its prey.

[truehop]

peacock mantis are smashers LOL

[Acer81996]

The Australians call them "prawn killers"...

While the Chinese eat them.

[CrazyBadBastard]

Scary little fucker, that is!

[element303]

@CrazyBadBastard the is nothing scary about it u wuse cityboy

[fogbot3]

mantis shrimps can solve a rubix cube in 21 seconds

[judoisoww]

i got my thumb broken by one in Queensland they are beautiful animals but nasty to

[Karoth313]

When I worked at a fish store, we had a Peacock slightly larger than the one in this video; it learned my feeding routine pretty quickly. I named it Sugar Ray Leonard. We'd give it pest hitchhiker crabs as a snack and it was entertaining to see it strike the claws off the crab first, then go for the body. Unfortunately one of the other employees intentionally crushed the mantis with a rock to see if it would fight its way out and killed the poor thing in the process. He was fired for that.

[Standardview]

@Karoth313 motherfucker!

[ObviouslySancho]

@Karoth313 He deserves to be more than fired for that! What sick bastard does that stuff?

[SoldatSolutrea]

That hyperspectral vision really is something. This order of crustacean can see uv and infrared light.

[Pixelrelated]

They're called smashers, or spearers. Spearers work like a praying mantis, and they have very, very long arms that are folded up their arms about 6 or 7 inches long if you have a big one.

Smashers have clubs that smash open shells, and tough food. They like to eat hard food while spearers like to eat flesh.

And yes if one of these was even four feet long Jaws would be screwed.

[tomagotchii]

i wouldn't want this as a pet... when i know it will kill my other pets or either hit my thumb

[bananatree94]

@tomagotchii lol thats why you keep them in a tank by themselves. also... if your smart you'll know how to avoid getting hurt. i used to have one. he was awesome... it was a fun pet but you need saltwater experience to own one.

[kennegun]

Imagine one 5 meters long. Forget Jaws.

[dubbys]

that mantis shrimp probably hates that chick. she is so mean to it. she fills in its burrow and makes it chase food around haha. that guy is plotting her demise.

[Westshark899]

Peacock mantis shrimp are the hardest animal hitters in the world

[pooper4]

While I was in Zanzibar, me and my family spotted a white mantis shrimp washed up on the beach. When my grandpa tried picking it up to throw it into the ocean, it split his thump open. They are strong little animals.

[MintySinty]

It depends where you get the live rock from. If there happens to be a peacock mantis living there, then it can hitch a ride.

And true, they don't -normally- eat fish. But if there are no crustaceans, they will eat a fish. And since crustaceans usually aren't kept in aquariums with fish, that's usually the case. Smashers have claws on their, well, smashers. They can give you a pretty nasty cut.

Read a bit of Caldwell's research on Mantis Shrimp, he's done a great deal.

[27Jwin]

This video is stupid. Peacock and other smashing mantis shrimp don't eat fish, and they aren't thumb splitters. Spearer mantis eat fish and do split thumbs. Stupid aquarium staff being dumb. Peacocks don't even hitch hike on live rock.

[FallingStar404]

these things are absolutely terrifying

[rockaboyhalla]

lmao so a shrimp fucked a mantis who fucked a peacock?

[wuwoze]

you.

[1995musicman]

it's the evolutionary system gone rampant!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!

[evm2007]

Supposedly Swine Flu is part Human, Bird, and Pig.

[matthiasdeo]

MANBEARPIG

[Caithness19]

No. Just no, man.

It's like God gave evolution a large and severely concentrated dose of metal.

[matthiasdeo]

Of heavy fucking metal!

[aecidic]

This animal is a real killer.

I have 2 smaller ones in my Tank. loa 1 inch, but i think they are still babies.

[bucketheadfn]

how much do these things cost

[Dragzilla66]

He looks like a little asshole wishing to rule the world! XD

[MTVasiaROCKS]

he's nothing compared to me i eat mantis shrimps and they taste REAL GOOD!!

[element303]

@Dragzilla66 the assholes already rule the world (if the world in your eyes is only earth)

[Dragzilla66]

@element303 Yeah.. I can it now! 50 Feet Peacock Mantis Shrimp ruleing the universe with an iron fin!!

[judomouse]

Are you a gook?

[bananatree94]

lol peacock mantis shrimp = man bear pig... hahah

[LaLa0o]

Ive never heard about this creature until today, where do they usually live?

[Rancor879]

in rocks or sand of the pacific ocean

[bananatree94]

also some in the atlantic and indian oceans..

[welcomegohome]

my favorite animal

[alexmyers1984]

Ya they are EVIL!!! but i'm glad i have one. his name is lockjaw

[biowerks]

Mine is named "The Kraken"... you have to say "The" when you say his name too.

[bazengao]

@biowerks so when you have guest at home you go like "and this litle bastard here is the "The Kraken", and he loves fingers. xD

[Ocilet440]

@biowerks I have a friend we all call "THE KRAKEN"

[2FrogsandaBuffalo]

@biowerks lol i got my friend one and he let me name it since i got it for him i named it leviathan

[biowerks]

@2FrogsandaBuffalo A menacing name fits these guys well. Nice pick!

[GrazyGuy93]

i want one

[rayco99]

wow that thing looks disgusting..

[NeuroticoAnonimo]

Listen to the music... they are evil.

[ModderRhu87]

why don't they just feed him live food instead of attaching it to a stick and waving it around in front of him? hmm

[quaqa88]

I wish they could tell you how to remove it from the tank.

[Jimmymma101]

take out all your stock and rock :/ OR, i can tempt mine to the surface with some prawn on the end of a feeding stick, then get the catch net in.

[RagingBanebou]

These mantis shrimp remind me of Ryu from Street Fighter.

SHORYUKEN!!!

[m4tttc]

we actually eat mantis shrimp in hong kong, lol

[nerdelicious5]

my friend has one of these in a tank

[D0z31]

mmhh id love to eat that crispy fried with some lobster tails all on garlic pasta with a side of butter sauce

[oo0Agiga0oo]

That guy sounded like Kermit the frog

[derpenstein]

Yeah he's got a case of "sockthroat"

[rocketman63]

He's cute... interesting contrast to his killer nature!

[DiggityDoglikeDogg]

for all i care, its just another dish at red lobster lol

[DiggityDoglikeDogg]

heathen

[Teknologicle]

"What do you get when cross a peacock, a praying mantis and a shrimp? A killer crustacean!"

Well actually, a crab is more related to a shrimp than a mantis shrimp...

[TwiggyJack]

Force of a .22 bullet? I can see it now, "we all have the right to bear mantis shrimp"

[rulis92337]

The Shrimp is pretty much the cockroach of the sea...

think about that one when your eating that shrimp cocktail =]

[Scythemantis]

Actually they do not have anything in common with cockroaches except that they're arthropods and many of them are scavengers. The fish that we eat are also scavengers, so they're just as much "cockroaches of the sea" :p

But in actuality, cockroaches are sanitary and harmless animals with too big of a bad rap.

[capcaliber]

You mean most species are sanitary. German cockroaches are not sanitary. You know the ones that live in people houses?!?

[Scythemantis]

Nope, I'm including those. The board of health admits that there's no solid evidence anyone has ever gotten a disease from house roaches of any species, and they aren't naturally prone to carry germs. The reason they're seen as a health hazard is that they might accidentally walk on your food after walking in your trash, but they constantly groom themselves and germs dont' stick to their bodies as easily as to our hands :)

[capcaliber]

German cockroaches produce odorous secretions that can affect the flavor of various foods. When cockroach populations are high, these secretions may result in a characteristic odor in the general region of the infestation. Disease-producing organisms such as bacteria, protozoans, and viruses have been found on cockroach bodies.

[capcaliber]

Different forms of gastroenteritis (food poisoning, dysentery, diarrhea, and other illnesses) appear to be the principal diseases transmitted by German cockroaches.

[Scythemantis]

Yeah, I can google too ;)

That's all just "in theory." It's never been proven that they cause disease. The same organisms are found on our own skin at an even greater rate.

[capcaliber]

Lol. It's just a quick reference. I'm actually an ecology major and have dealt with animals my whole life. The point I was trying to make is that other species of "roaches" don't depend on humans and aren't pests. German cockroaches do and are pests and do carry bacteria and can make you sick. Especially when they eat anything and everything they can encounter and like you wrote they "walk on your food after walking in your trash".

[TreeHandThing]

Cockroaches are sanitary, they clean themselves. All animals are sanitary, to some degree.

[HiAdrian]

"The Peacock Mantis Shrimp isn't a Peacock or a Mantis or even an actual Shrimp..."

How much more badass can you get!?

[evanjohnston123]

that bit sounded so mess

[evanjohnston123]

that bit sounded messed up.....lol

[crappieya]

I call them "Cute and Cuddely!" :P lol more like Vicous And Killer

[chodefaceMike]

how do they hide in the rocks if the rocks are dried and sold in bags

[GOZERmantis]

cause the rock they come in is not dry. its live rock picked from the ocean sent in saltwater

[JusHere2PostComments]

hae its ray romano

[Malicorian]

shes gotta rack

[heartstoper]

I have a pecock mantis shirp and he is not as bad as they make him seem, to me his owner he's very gental natured and smart, like he'll even come and "talk to me" like he'll make nosies but when i have friends over he won't, also "happen to end up in your tank", their very hard to miss their huge and mine was 60 dollars

[Chick6517]

omg that was amazing i wish i could do that but me i know how to do very few thing haha but ya cudos to you ... i think imma try to learn to do that [=

[tracerdf]

If I was a scubadiver I would swim around covern my nutts.

[hunterpeace]

it only cost 1 or 2 USD per KG in Malaysia.

[teefo111]

Hmmm.. Wonder if it tastes as good as a Lobster

[MichikoHayami]

it's so cool and yet so creepy...T__T

then again, it may be because of the randomly scary music >.>

[21blue64]

You Learn somethin new every Day.

[ironchopsticks]

wat a bitch.  if she moved my burrow id split her tittie.

[CanadianZissou29]

what most people dont realize that shrimp and lobster are in very close relation to the roach, so when your eating them think about that!

[cbond99]

True, however cockroaches and shrimp belong to two different lineages: the Hexapoda (which includes the insects) and the Crustacea (shimp and crabs, but also barnacles and water fleas). The relation isn't as close as you might think, but 2 million years ago, they could have been one creature, who knows.

[ghostslime]

Holy crap.

[kakaiba12345]

it looks delicious. LOL!

[baraclude]

it is...It's popular in South Eastern Asia. THey sell these once in a while here in New York, but cost a LOT.

[GA5MA5K88]

wow.... now i want to own one...

[heavytrike]

what's with the spooky music

[johnroshan]

lol.. thats what i thought too.. Its just a freaking shrimp, not a monster from beyond!

[killer2611]

wouldn`t fuck with that thing! man thats amasing iwant one as a pet! i wounder what would happen if i dropped a fighting fish in there. the fighting fish will do the flaring fin approch and the shrimp will just go up to it and fuck it up!

[jshaw6000]

haha better yet put a piranha in their and see what happens