Mantis Shrimp
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The mantis shrimp's speed and acceleration comes from the exoskeleton - the flexible, saddle-shaped structure in the striking appendage. It acts like a spring, storing elastic energy when the appendage is cocked, and releasing it when the shrimp strikes.
With ten pigments that can detect color, the eyes of the Mantis shrimp are the most sophisticated of any animal; human eyes have only three pigments.
Here is the Mantis right after getting the peppermint shrimp from the video. This is his little cave he likes to hang out in.
Mr Mantis gunning after a sally-light foot crab. Notice the blurred hammers in motion! Click on Image for larger version.
This video shows the Mantis Shrimp going after an emerald crab. This is a good one!
**Turn your speakers on to hear the Mantis Strike the crab***** .
This thing is crazy. Still writing info on this, but here is a video.
View video of the mantis shrimp attacking a peppermint shrimp