Underwater 'Martial Arts Master', Practicing a 'Mantis Fist' Strike That Can Shatter an Aquarium
Today we introduce a 'king' of the sea. When it comes to this 'king', everyone should be familiar with its relatives—the crayfish. It belongs to the gear-claw shrimp, gear-claw shrimp family; genus: gear-claw shrimp. It is also a member of the crayfish family.
Its scientific name is'Crimson Claw'It also has other nicknames, such as 'Peacock Claw Shrimp' and 'Clown Shrimp', etc. The reason why it is called 'Crimson Claw Shrimp' is mainly because its hunting method is similar to that of mantis shrimp. Because its color is the most vibrant among the crayfish family, it is also relatively easy to distinguish.
Living habits
Crimson Claw Shrimp lives in the seabed of 3-40 meters deep, likes warm environments (students who want to raise it should take notes), about 22-28°C warm water. It usually lives in the U-shaped cave it builds with gravel, or in the crevices of coral reefs or rock reefs.
When prey passes by, it will attack prey using a sneak attack, just like a tortoise waiting for a rabbit.
Special abilities
Speaking of hunting methods, we must talk about its special ability—'Mantis Fist'. When hunting or attacking prey, it will use its hunting arm's front end to shoot out at a speed of one-sixtieth of a second, with a maximum speed of over 80 kilometers per hour (like the speed of a small car) attacking the prey, and it can even instantly generate high temperature due to friction, which can even make the surrounding water spark. The aquarium cannot withstand its 'Mantis Fist' (if you want to raise it, you need to pay attention to the container!)
Moreover, this 'big brother'Because it needs to 'practice' its signature move 'Mantis Fist'So its 'fist' needs about50,000 'practices' after which it needs to undergo periodic molting to replace its 'fist'.
Bad Temper
Because of'martial arts' reasonsCrimson Claw Shrimp especially likes to 'spar' with other marine animals, whether it's marine 'slow' snails and clams, or 'shrimp soldiers and crabs', even fish, as long as it sees it as a target, it will give it a few 'Mantis Fist' attacks.
Even marine residents that are bigger than it, as long as they are seen as targets, they will not escape being exploded, and then this 'big brother' will be dragged home for a beautiful feast.
It is said that 'big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp', so Crimson Claw Shrimp cannot escape the fate of being eaten by fishIts main enemy is fish.But it is not so easily subject to fate, when it is about to be swallowed by a fish, it always struggles violently, as if protesting, which makes it difficult for the fish to swallow, so it will spit it out, thus escaping miraculously.
Unique Visual System
Crimson Claw Shrimp has 'yin and yang eyes', which can see 'another world' that many other animals cannot see, a strange world, in which colors are colorful and have ultraviolet, infrared, polarized light (some insects, birds can see and use it to navigate) circular polarized light (their part of the carapace can reflect circular polarized light, which looks like sparkling jewels, and they can have a 'date' with other Crimson Claw Shrimp)
It is said that the most simple way to prepare shrimp as a delicacy is to steam it, steaming Crimson Claw Shrimp cannot steam it for too long, otherwise it will easily destroy the deliciousness of the meat, and shrimp needs to be paired with sauce to be delicious!
