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Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.

Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.
Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.
Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.
Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.
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Madin, Laurence P.
Stomatopod, or snapping mantis shrimp.
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01/01/2000
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2018 Wall Calendar caption:
KEEPING AN EYE ON CORAL REEFS.
Scientists collected this young mantis shrimp, or stomatopod, in the Arabian Sea. Adult mantis shrimp live on coral reefs, where their large, mobile, complex eyes and exceptionally good color vision help them escape predators and hunt prey. WHOI scientists are studying coral reefs for clues to past climate, and to better understand how inhabitants communicate and reproduce.
2001 wall calendar caption:
The adult stage of this juvenile (5- to 6-centimeter) stomatopod lives on coral reefs and is known as snapping shrimp. Common in the Arabian Sea, this specimen was collected in a plankton trawl from the Gulf of Aden. Its eyes detect polarized light and have good color vision.
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Scientists collected this 2.5-inch juvenile stomatopod, or "snapping shrimp," in a plankton net in the Arabian Sea. Adult stomatopods live on coral reefs, where big eyes and good color vision aid in their survival and ability to thrive. Two of the many reasons WHOI scientists study coral reef environments are for clues to past climate and information about how reef-dwelling fish populations survive and reproduce.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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