Mantis shrimps - Deadly 60 - BBC

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In this clip, Steve and his team delve deep for the mantis shrimp to capture these amazing ambush predators on film in the wild. Just like its insect namesake, the mantis shrimp uses its claws to impale its prey with lethal accuracy.

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[fyniyah]

"Gotcha Bitch! nom nom nom"

[CuttlefishPi]

@monitoradiation Why not? It's a fish eat fish world why not shrimp eat shrimp?

[Matulite]

@yudanielk Don't worry, technically he's not actually a shrimp. Though you might get caught on the "relatives" part.

[yudanielk]

As a shrimp lover I'm gonna have nightmares about this guy avenging all its relatives that I have eaten in the past...

[HandicapMafia]

@CuttlefishPi Exactly. Mantis Shrimp will eat basically anything that comes near their lair.

[MrZamorak23]

all those small sea bugs on the move.......i wouldnt swim 

[DiseasedMoss]

One less reason to skinny dip.

[jayjoetube14]

I used to play with mantis shrimp like him but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[BWCmike]

bbc cant afford a highspeed camera?

[MAXIMUS23556]

DAMN nature ur scary!

[airsoftjunkie24]

I dont care if they cant kill a human those claws are still scary as shit

[rkosinz]

thats a big ass shrimp