What am I?
Jun 13, 2020 18:05:12 #
I live in San Diego Bay and other places.
Don't hold me in your hand I just might sent you to the emergency room.
Don't hold me in your hand I just might sent you to the emergency room.
Jun 13, 2020 18:26:06 #
Jun 13, 2020 18:26:51 #
Larry M wrote:
I live in San Diego Bay and other places.
Don't hold me in your hand I just might sent you to the emergency room.
Don't hold me in your hand I just might sent you to the emergency room.
That is a Mantis shrimp. They have hammer claws that can pack a pretty good wallop.
Jun 13, 2020 18:27:55 #
I shall remain silent, I lived in San Diego for 25 years or so. But it sure looks like a Frumious Bandersnatch. Evil little devils.
Jun 13, 2020 18:30:45 #
Jun 13, 2020 18:55:18 #
You two guys are pretty good.
Thumb slicers are their nickname
Bit then again what do I know about their nicknames I've only lived in the San Diego area since 1967.
Thumb slicers are their nickname
Bit then again what do I know about their nicknames I've only lived in the San Diego area since 1967.
Jun 13, 2020 18:58:59 #
Larry M wrote:
You two guys are pretty good.
Thumb slicers are their nickname
Bit then again what do I know about their nicknames I've only lived in the San Diego area since 1967.
Thumb slicers are their nickname
Bit then again what do I know about their nicknames I've only lived in the San Diego area since 1967.
I've never seen one in person.
Jun 13, 2020 19:00:23 #
Mantis shrimp. I catch one or two each year casting for white or brown shrimp. They can stun there pray by snapping there body. The precision stuns them.
Jun 13, 2020 19:03:57 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
I shall remain silent, I lived in San Diego for 25 years or so. But it sure looks like a Frumious Bandersnatch. Evil little devils.
He should be shunned.
Jun 13, 2020 19:16:46 #
saw1 wrote:
I've never seen one in person.
I've only caught one. My son and I were fishing in the bay and I caught one. I just shook it off.
About a week before I caught it there was a news story on TV that told about a guy that got cut pretty bad. Luckily I was forewarned.
Jun 13, 2020 19:37:39 #
Looks cool but sounds mean. So they have all the cool colors to attract attention then they get lunch?
Jun 13, 2020 19:43:21 #
volfman
Loc: New Braunfels, Texas
Larry M wrote:
I've only caught one. My son and I were fishing in the bay and I caught one. I just shook it off.
About a week before I caught it there was a news story on TV that told about a guy that got cut pretty bad. Luckily I was forewarned.
About a week before I caught it there was a news story on TV that told about a guy that got cut pretty bad. Luckily I was forewarned.
On the TV, yes I watch TV to learn things about all you guys. That's how come I seem so smart. Back to shrimp. On TV they said that the mantis shrimp flicks its body at the speed of a .22 cal. long rifle bullet. Not that much info though. .22 long rifle bullets fire at between about 1200 FPS all the way to over 1700 FPS for some of the really light bullets. I'm bored. What else do you want me to do?
Jun 13, 2020 19:48:14 #
Deb
Loc: Thonotosassa, FL
I learned all I need to know from Ze Frank's True Facts about the Mantis Shrimp.
Jun 13, 2020 20:03:37 #
Jeremy wrote:
Looks cool but sounds mean. So they have all the cool colors to attract attention then they get lunch?
From what I've read they use the "punch" to break open shell fish and crabs.
Jun 13, 2020 20:05:32 #
Larry M wrote:
From what I've read they use the "punch" to break open shell fish and crabs.
Yeah, even hermit crabs.
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