Mantis shrimp

One of nature’s finest peculiarities is the mantis shrimp, a crustacean closely related to the pistol shrimp. The pistol shrimp occupy the family Alphidae, while mantis shrimp are the most notable part of the broader order Stomatopoda (Duffy, 2003). Nonetheless, the groups are considered evolutionary brothers and the traits and instincts of the organisms are closely related, as both have the strength and agility to create cavitation bubbles as a direct result of their strike (Patek, 2004). In addition, both are within subcategories of the class Malacostraca. Stomatopoda is an aquatic order dwelling primarily in colonies in tropical shallow waters. Their grouping and dwelling capabilities are but one of the features setting Stomatopoda…

Arthropods are made up mostly of crustacean about 50,000 known and divided into groups; Branchiopods, Maxillopods, Malacostraca and Ostracods. The Malacostraca is divided into five different groups, decapods, stomatopods, euphausiids, amphipod and isopods. Decapods include crabs, lobster and shrimp it’s the largest species. Decapod means ten to five pairs of legs most first pair are modified as large claws, called chelipeds. Most decapods hatch as a zoea but on some occasion shrimp can hatch a…

Global Matters Most people go through life trying to blend in. Just like a school of tuna, people stay in the center of a group for their safety because they are less likely to be targeted by their predators. This way of living is great if you want to scrape by in life; however it lacks uniqueness. People who just blend in life often miss out on the best parts of it, which is why I prefer to live my life like a mantis shrimp. The mantis shrimp stands out with its vibrant coloring, but has a very…

Hey there, did you know there are seventy-five different species of stingrays? That's a lot! Sting Rays are also closely related to sharks. The manta rays are the biggest species yet. They can reach up to seven feet wide and a length of fourteen feet long. Their diet is crustaceans, planktons, and small fish. The manta rays like staying just above the seabed to get cleaned. They also have the largest brain of any sea creature, so they probably make even the average dolphin jealous. Manta rays…

reality of a human fearing for his life in a most simple, yet effective, manner (14). “Two” - This poem has a depressing tone and hits the reader with a sense of reality. These insects are driven by instinct alone. These insects, the bees and male praying mantises, knowingly have intercourse knowing what awaits them, death. They sacrifice themselves so that they can spread their genes-the genes their fathers and forefathers gave their lives for. Komunyakaa emphasizes this point by using a…

In this restaurant you can find many different types of dishes, from appetizers to desserts. They offer a fabulous lunch menu, which has everything from soup, salad and lunch sandwiches, as well as also offering the hot pasta meals for lunch. One of my favorites is the Italian grill cheese and ham sandwich for $12.95. It includes four cheeses, prosciutto, arugula, oven dried tomatoes, on a Sicilian roll, it will melt your mouth. They also offer an affordable $9.95 special, which includes soup,…

Brine Shrimp (Artemia Salina) are crustaceans found all over the world. They are found in inland bodies of water such as Great Salt Lake, coast of San Francisco, Caspian Sea and other bodies of salt water (GSLEP). Brine Shrimp can start out as living or be born as a cyst. They will born as cyst to survive “through unfavorable conditions and then hatch when conditions are right.” Brine shrimp are able to live in some of the worst living conditions possible such as hot temperatures and high…

It grew bored after several weeks because its only friend had isolated itself into a cocoon and it had no one to talk to anymore. After almost a month the preying mantis had grown almost twice its size from when it first entered the fish bowl. There was no longer any soil, leaves, or vegetation. There was no longer any water for it to drink. It couldn’t go more than a few days without water. It seems as if the boy had forgotten all about the insects he had captured and placed in his closet to…

Shrimp In the U.S. Shrimp has been very prominent and has been an important part of our diet, but most of us do not acknowledge how important shrimp is or how it ends up in our supermarkets. In Louisiana, the gathering of shrimp goes back to the seventeenth century where bayou residents used seines up to 600 feet in diameter to harvest the seafood. As of today, America harvests roughly over half a million pounds of shrimp and also import an additional 200 million pounds a year. There are more…

of habitats, the diversity is great. To compare it with the Smoky Mountain National Park, there are 1,500 flowering species in 500,000 acres and Mammoth Cave National Park has 1,300 flowering species in just 52,000 acres. Nearly the same amount of diversity in almost a tenth of the size! The weather is temperate, with a humid and warm summer, highs in the 80’s or 90’s and winters with lows in the 30’s or 40’s. The temperature inside the cave is 54 degrees all year round. It rains all year…