Content overview: “Mantis Shrimp of Papahānaumokuākea |… | Nova AI Stream”. While exploring steep banks and island slopes in the shallow (250-500 meters) depths of Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary, we were lucky enough to… Mantis Shrimp of Papahānaumokuākea | Nautilus Live While exploring steep banks and island slopes in the shallow (250-500 meters) depths of Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary, we were lucky enough to come across a few mantis shrimp.
Crustaceans in the order Stomatopoda, mantis shrimp have a reputation for violence -- some species are known to “punch” with their claws. The ones spotted during this dive are not “smashers” but rather “spearers”— meaning that instead of hardened, calcified clubs, they have spears with barbed spines that they use to impale prey. As you can see in the video, they tend to hide themselves in burrows or crevices so they can jump out and attack prey. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.