Peacock Mantis Shrimp kills Blue-ringed Octopus
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Uploaded by RoyLCaldwell on May 4, 2009
Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) killing and eating a Blue-Ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata).
These species occur in the same habitat and may frequently interact. How the stomatopod deals with the TTX chemical defense of the octopus is an area that my laboratory is currently investigating.
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i would kill the shrimp if it killed my octopus
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The butthurt in some of these comments is outstanding.
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@18T220 It is pretty-looking isn't it? Too bad one touch would kill you
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the blue ringed octopus is supposed to be the most poisonous of all cephalopods. Its actually a predator of mantis shrimp. But in this case the mantis shrimp is clearly bigger. I wonder if it will get poisoned from eating it.
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Blue-ringed Octopus looks really nice, shame its dead.
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what a douche pickle
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i want a poisonous cephalopod
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the blue octopus is not supposed to be poisonus !!!
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@stealthballer Oi! Cockroaches are people, too!
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i ve tried mantis shrimp, it tastes quite nice.
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What's it like working with Keanu Reeves?
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That was the point. The stomatopod ate the blue-ring with no apparent problems.
RoyLCaldwell 1 day ago