Comments on The Right Blue: Meet the Mantis Shrimp

Thanks, Roy. Glad you enjoyed it.Bobbie

2008-11-10T13:31:00.000-10:00

Thanks, Roy. Glad you enjoyed it.

Bobbie

Excellent article. It is always a treat to find an...

2008-11-10T07:53:00.000-10:00

Excellent article. It is always a treat to find anything that will sit still long enough to get even one picture.

Oh, Bobbie - I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Soun...

2008-08-06T15:58:00.000-10:00

Oh, Bobbie - I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Sounds like that little shrimp was a model in another life! Do they have some way of protecting those eyes as they stand out so far on their head? They must bump them I would think. Great post!!

@ Andrew - Good for you! If I had to identify one...

2008-08-06T15:35:00.000-10:00

@ Andrew - Good for you! If I had to identify one skill that is the mark of a good diver, I would say "precision buoyancy control." :-}

@ Tink - Your job ate your life? Oh yeah, I know what you mean. A similar situation is the reason I don't post to The Right Blue every day.

Re the shrimp heart/brain dilemma, it's an interesting thought. On the other hand, shrimp brains are so small that they probably don't have enough "juice" to interfere with anything!

Bobbie

Been neglecting my own Google Reader the last few ...

2008-08-06T15:00:00.000-10:00

Been neglecting my own Google Reader the last few days - job ate my life, but I'm coming up for air to catch up now.

LOVED this article about the shrimp! But I kept scanning the photos to see if I could spy any abandoned shells of those gastropods that the shrimp had eaten LOL.

Coincidentally, I just read the other day that a shrimp's heart is in the thorax very close to its head. I wonder if they are conflicted between logic and emotion because of this?

;D

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Yeah, when I dive with a group I am the one laggin...

2008-08-03T18:22:00.000-10:00

Yeah, when I dive with a group I am the one lagging behind with my face mask in the coral. As I put it, practicing precision bouyancy control. I like the little stuff, the shrimp, nudis and worms found when you look close.

@ ScienceGuy - Thanks. Of course I don't mind if ...

2008-08-03T09:42:00.000-10:00

@ ScienceGuy - Thanks. Of course I don't mind if you do an article on the mantis shrimp for your Wednesday Wildlife feature. I'm sure your readers would like to learn about the mantis shrimp. You're welcome to snag one of my photos to use as an illustration, so long as you give a link back to The Right Blue.

@ 2Sweet - Thank you. You are so right. Some days things just go very well and we get exactly the shots we were hoping for -- and that makes up for all the times that we don't!

Bobbie

Great photos and excellent information in the post...

2008-08-03T07:02:00.000-10:00

Great photos and excellent information in the post. I love those days when you feel it was just your day to take certain photos. I'm glad you were finally able to shoot it!

Great post. I never heard of this little guy! Ex...

2008-08-03T04:21:00.000-10:00

Great post. I never heard of this little guy! Extraspectral vision in an animal is fascinating. Do you mind if I use this animal for my next Wildlife Wednesday post?

@ Andrew - We highly recommend that you try that d...

2008-08-02T09:54:00.000-10:00

@ Andrew - We highly recommend that you try that dive strategy. You see so much more interesting stuff by picking a spot and just settling to watch than you do when 'touring'. It's great fun.

@ Lavender - He saw my aura? What an interesting thought. Re the implanted lobster fork arms, umm, let us know if that works out, LOL.

@ Pua - Funny you should mention aliens. We decided long ago that if there are aliens that have come to live on Earth from some other planet, they're probably in the ocean. After all, the oceans cover a much greater area of the earth than the land masses. Who's to say they're not out there in the deep? ;-}

Bobbie

Love your story about your encounter with the Man...

2008-08-02T06:11:00.000-10:00

Love your story about your encounter with the Mantis Shrimp at 'Puako Petting Zoo'. BTW, great name for the abundance of ocean creatures we may find when diving and snorkeling the Puako waters.

Ooooh and those special eyes of the Mantis Shrimp! Could be right out of an alien movie.

Maybe with his extraspectral vision, he could read...

2008-08-02T03:01:00.000-10:00

Maybe with his extraspectral vision, he could read your aura and knew you meant no harm.

When I move to the East Coast I'm gonna get a set of surgically-implanted lobsterfork arms too! Oh boy!

I have noticed a good number of interesting critte...

2008-08-01T20:37:00.000-10:00

I have noticed a good number of interesting critters at the base of the rubble slope at Puako. Last time down it was a slipper lobster that sat still for me to photograph it a few times from inches away.

After your description I may just adopt the same dive plan one of these times, drop down and sit for a while.