wow this mantis is huge...

[komplexanomally]

This might be old news but i though it was extremely interesting

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailypix/2003/Feb/14/shrimp.jpg

[ri]

Sort of looks like a bee!

ri

[RogueCorps]

Cool... L. Maculata. Someone here has one.

-R

[skippy2]

I have something in my 20 that has flourescent bands on each side of the top of his maybe 1 or 11/2" body. I hear no clicking but was wondering if that could be some type of shrimp.

[goblinsharkman]

I caught a 15'', not the same species, one at camp in chincatique, VA

[biomekanic]

apparently there's a big population of mantis shrimp in the Cheasepeake, one of these years when I get back East to visit family, we're going to rent a place down at Chincateague again, lot of fond memories of fishing and crabing when I was a kid.

[Gonodactylus]

A 15 inch Lysiosquillina glabriuscula from the Atlantic would indeed be a record. This species has only been recorded to a little under 10 inches. Lysiosquillina maculata from the Indo-Pacific has been recorded to 42 cm and I recently caught on that was 33 cm. At that size, they are impressive.

Roy

[jedimpt]

They are selling a mantis that is very similar to this one at City Pets in houston. I thought about getting him, but I didn't think getting a spearer was a good idea.