Mantis Shrimps in Action

[FastEngine]

At first glance i thought the green one cracked the glass but it was just a line, they are very beautiful but powerful

[McStewbeef]

That was awesome! These are interesting creatures and I want one now! Beautiful, quick and deadly. Nice to see them in slow mo, but it almost seems like they are a little too quick for most slow mo to fully see everything. Amazing creatures!

[guesswhoshereman]

Poor crab been knoutout! ahaha

[Ievolovel]

They are so agile... fuuuu-

[infantry031]

USFC ultmate seafood fighting championship

[tommynicks]

What exactly is the mantis shrimp doing to the crab? It's too fast I can't see it.

[Eloking]

@tommynicks

He use his leg to kick the crab. It's king of hard to explain in detail, but it's kinda like snapping, but extremely powerful (over 1500 Newtons, strong enough to break the aquarium glass).

[tommynicks]

@Eloking Thank you, now I understand what was happening. Is that a concern with owning one, do they break the glass often?

[Eloking]

@tommynicks

Well, it mostly depend of the strength of the glass :P. Just don't buy a cheap aquarium.

[Uberologist]

lol the shrimp syopped hitting him and was like: move again! move again muthafucka i dare you!

[randomone123456]

That last strike by the maculata was amazing

[GooRooGo]

FALCON PUNCH!!!!!!

[shadowp97]

It stops teen pregnancy!

[MrGSTARLIVE]

crab: why you hitting me man

shrimp: i want to eat you

[silverakantor]

Intersting, I didnt know there was species of Mantis Shrimp that actually have mantis like claws(even if they are topsy-turvey)

[amariiah]

thanks for the slow mo it was very interesting to watch how they did that

[nguyenboy1]

crab:i have been shown who is the boss :((! Mantis Shrimp is the boss

[crystyne136]

witch one is the strongest

[Dea0X]

uawwwgh fuuuck

[skullcash11]

the crab" Muahahhaha I got a super hard shell u cant keel me"

Mantis"*Hit"*

Crab:"Ahh! FUCK!!! IM FUCKED IM FUCKED AHH!!"

Mantis:"Ur mine >:)"

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

ill be in action mate ,if i get him near a saucepan ,oh yes ,

[SuKJoHnBoFf]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF fuck you

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

@SuKJoHnBoFf thoght that was the point of it u cant exactly take him for a walk or cuddle him or it if you r a kid can u ,why let such meat go to waste ,if he is edible that is ,

[SuKJoHnBoFf]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF because he is a badass pet that beats the shit out of its food.y dont you cuddle my DICK!

[aj27117]

I thought the peackock mantin (scyllarus) was the most beautiful. But when I saw the ciliata one, i was amazed by its beauty. But its a spearer type, and i like the clubber type. And yeah their strike produces a spark and the click that is the same with the Pistol Shrimp whether the strike hit something or not. This is because of Cavitation. Google the meaning of Cavitation so you will appreciate these creatures.

[Northup01]

Wow...you can actually hear it hitting the crab through the glass, amazing!

[WENTSAY]

HURRICANE CARTER

[D34DPO0L]

CROQUET ANYONE???

[charmanderzor]

1;38 ko

[shadow7989]

very kool-iam looking into getting one myself in my next tank-very good photography

[unspokenrespect]

mantis shrimps are assholes

[triger81]

@unspokenrespect i dont see y people put this as a bad comment, mantis shrimp are assholes they beat the shit out of you then they eat you, if thats not an asshole idk what is

[Itsyoungdoz]

another perfect video man. nice

[sylentksw]

Awesome I can't wait to get mines!!

[itseyona]

What are you going to blow up with them?

[jdmturbozx]

i have a ?...someone toll me that this shrimp can breaks your glass tank

[itseyona]

Toll? Breaks? God you're illiterate.

[JohnnyWeedSeed420]

great video

[RoyRakete1]

Was hast du da verfüttert?

[Mproject]

Krabben und Futtergarnelen!

[rockaboyhalla]

he is fast at hitting

[cannibalistic8]

lol itsa 22 caliber bullet/ but these are deffinatly the most badass sea creatures EVER! (Y)

[owenvennik]

look for pistol shrimp you'll be stunned

[TheXdwarrior]

these things kill pistol shrimp for food any day pistol shrimp are nothin these guy s are badass

[owenvennik]

it was a word joke ....

[TheXdwarrior]

try a bull shark but definity the most badass cresatchean

[klok95330]

awesome vid. i also got a mantis as well in my 14 g bio cube. he came in my live rock. and when i get em they had it all in this tub and i was using my hand going through grabbin all the rock and feeling around lol. if i only knew. but im glad nothing happened and im glad i got one. i havent seen all of him yet so no clue what he looks like. i just hear the click and ive seen only his arm

[petera95f]

nigga gettin dropped.

[5kitekid]

yeh u will need a special aquarium, these guys ruin large tanks with that smashing arm

[Brownson1985]

Only 2 mantis-shrimps can do that: Odontodactylus Scyllarus and Gonodactylus chiragra, but with 6mm thick glas you`re safe^^

[micahgee]

it needs it own tank 55g + for anything more than a few inches imho

[usbfuse]

they say they are strong as boxers and when they punch they cuase a spark

[ATADSP]

strong as a .22 caliber bullet

[chrissyboey]

24 caliber bullet

[ATADSP]

no it's a .22 my old science teacher has one

[demonslayer55555585]

those arms witch it hits with look like horse legs

[hobojoe357]

you need special aquariums for these right?

[nateyofo]

greatest mantis video ever

i am about to get a peacock mantis...any tips?

[kulangotses]

get a pistol shrimp too, and a piranha.. put them in an aquarium.. let them kill each other.. then post it in youtube.. k?

[silverakantor]

@kulangotses er.... cruel much? 

[yneshAshanti]

umm dude how much are u getting it for?

[1dranon]

that last one is fucking huge holy shit

nice thow!

[thEsPamer106]

song? nice vid!

[nosorab3]

There's something just so great about a frilly, colorful whatchamacallit that violently beats it's prey to death! It's like a Peacock with a sledgehammer!

[pappegye]

attention*

sorry :P

[pappegye]

4:30-4:40 <3 haha, some of the most beautiful mantis shrimps ive ever seen, nice quality too.

This video seserves more attencion, because its way better than all the other mantis videos ive ever seen.

Keep it up, i would like to see you'r tanks too :)

[unclepaulie28]

very nicely done!