Mantis Shrimp attack -- catch & kill fish

Excited to have been a part of David Attenborough's "First Life" series for BBC / Discovery Channel. They used 9 clips from our stock footage library, including this shot of a mantis shrimp catching a small passing fish. Fish scales scatter after the mantis shrimp pulls its prey down into its burrow. Mantis shrimps are marine crustaceans, like crabs and lobsters.This particular species, Lysiosquilla sp., is the "spearer" type of mantis shrimp: its front claws have barbed edges that it uses to spear and snag prey. The other type of mantis shrimp, the "smasher", has front claws that are more like a club, used to bludgeon prey. Mantis shrimp can strike at the speed of a .22 calibre bullet. Filmed in Indonesia.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• mantis shrimp
• marine crustaceans
• attack
• prey
• marine life
• underwater
• stock footage

[JBnotthescotch]

monsters

[MrHollywood1717]

Alien!



[periesicsd]

o, thats a nice doggy you have there...

[kaixdragon]

feel ya dog tat was a fast ass catch.

[MrDudezProductionz]

That shit was crazy