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04/21/2009, 03:28 PM
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REEF NERD
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Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville
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shots of my mantis
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04/21/2009, 11:37 PM
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man, that thing looks freaky
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04/21/2009, 11:49 PM
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Great shot, I love mantas shrimp!
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04/22/2009, 03:10 AM
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That mantis looks amazing, it really is playing tricks on my eyes. It almost looks like a Photoshop plastic wrap or edges filter is applied on him!
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04/22/2009, 07:13 AM
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colors and textures
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Looks kinda HDR on its own.
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The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs |
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04/22/2009, 08:05 PM
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Moved On
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Sweet! My new wallpaper!
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04/25/2009, 05:23 PM
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keep your fingers out of the tank!
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04/26/2009, 01:15 AM
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Moved On
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Great pics. Maybe it's just me, but every time I see pics of a Mantis, I have nightmares that they will eat me while I'm asleep. Paranoid? lol
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04/26/2009, 01:25 AM
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04/26/2009, 01:38 AM
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I can see someone making a reef tank water bed inspired by this lol
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The ocean is the pinnacle of reef tanks. Someone up there is keeping up with his PH and Phosphates to. |
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04/26/2009, 08:34 PM
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I feel like its on me
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04/27/2009, 02:44 PM
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They are just the coolest looking things ever. I love the paddle shape of their antenna scales.
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04/27/2009, 10:38 PM
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holy crap. thats crazy!
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04/28/2009, 11:50 AM
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Those eyes are crazy. Would like to see a close up shot with the eyes sharp.
Ken
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04/28/2009, 12:06 PM
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Moved On
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Mantis shrimp is a freak of nature and a scientific wonder, their eyes see in 4D!
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04/28/2009, 12:09 PM
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4D? How in the world did they figure that out?
Ken
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04/28/2009, 12:25 PM
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Moved On
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From wikipedia...
Some species have at least 16 different photoreceptor types, which are divided into four classes (their spectral sensitivity is further tuned by colour filters in the retinas), 12 of them for colour analysis in the different wavelengths (including four which are sensitive to ultraviolet light) and four of them for analysing polarised light. By comparison, humans have only four visual pigments. The visual information leaving the retina seems to be processed into numerous parallel data streams leading into the central nervous system, greatly reducing the analytical requirements at higher levels. At least two species have been reported to be able to detect circular polarized light [13][14]. The species Gonodactylus smithii is the first - and only - organism known to simultaneously detect the four linear, and two circular, polarization components required for Stokes parameters, which yield a full description of polarization. It is thus believed to have optimal polarization vision [14][15][16][17]. |
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04/28/2009, 12:27 PM
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Moved On
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This picture freaks me out...
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05/01/2009, 08:55 AM
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He is so cute, hehe. Great pictures
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