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03/08/2018, 10:01 PM
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Mantis hitchhiker
Hi all, was in the midst of doing some tank maintenance today when I was surprised by this inhabitant. I at first thought it was a really large bristle worm or a dreaded fireworm.
Anyway, after some teasing him out and feeding some mysis I determined I had a mantis. A member of a local Facebook group suggested I bring it here for an id. I was just gonna place him in my refugium/sump to minimize any chance that he take out my cleanup crew or fish and other shrimp. Side but related note, I have had the same rock for about 20 years now, and I dip all my corals, so either he's a super hardy hitchhiker or he is spawn of shrimp that I have had all along. Lol. I appreciate any help or guidance to this guy. Reddish brown in color, has a pair of white dots on three of his back plates. Thank you.    Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk |
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03/08/2018, 10:10 PM
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Btw, I was reviewing the lisr Dr. Roy has put together and these were my early guess as a hitchhiker (he is .75 to 1 inch in length or 25mm)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...me=g_espinosus http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...name=g_affinis Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk |
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03/08/2018, 10:13 PM
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Edit *bobbit worm, not fire worm
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03/08/2018, 10:29 PM
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03/08/2018, 10:41 PM
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03/09/2018, 01:19 AM
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No way a smithii?! Some people have all the luck... :P
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03/09/2018, 09:34 AM
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I can't see enough detail to make a positive ID but I looks like it is in the genus Gonodactylellus. My best guess would be G. affinis.
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03/09/2018, 12:35 PM
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I will do my best to take some additional pictures tonight during feeding time AND some slow motion video. Thanks for the input, friends!
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03/09/2018, 12:48 PM
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Better picture
Hoping this is a better image with some more detail of it's carpace and etc.
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03/13/2018, 09:21 AM
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I don't think it is a G. affinis. It probably is a Gonodactylellus but I can't identify the species. Sorry.
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