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The mantis shrimp is a crustacean with a flattened, segmented body and praying mantis-like claws. It burrows within muddy flats along the shoreline of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay. Mantis shrimp eat live fish, crabs, worms and shrimp, including other mantis shrimp. They are aggressive, violent predator, using their sharp claws to spear or slice through prey with a quick, slashing motion.
Mantis Shrimp (Squilla empusa)
Illustration of adult Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn).
Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn) : adult
Illustration of Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Thin-shelled Rock Crab)
Grapsus tenuicrustatus (Thin-shelled Rock Crab)
Illustration of Panulirus argus (spiny lobster) frontal view.
Panulirus argus (spiny lobster) : frontal view
Illustration of Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) puerulus.
Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) : puerulus
Illustration of Panulirus argus (spiny lobster) from the side view
Panulirus argus (spiny lobster) : side view
Illustration of G. cruentata (Mangrove Crab)
Goniopsis cruentata (Mangrove Crab)
Illustration of Uca thayeri (Mangrove Fiddler Crab)
Uca thayeri (Mangrove Fiddler Crab)
Illustration of Calcinus verrilli (Verrilli's Hermit Crab)
Calcinus verrilli (Verrilli's Hermit Crab)
Illustration of Aratus pisonii (Mangrove Tree Crab)
Aratus pisonii (Mangrove Tree Crab)
Illustration of Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) eggs
Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : eggs
Illustration of Menippe mercenaria (Florida Stone Crab)
Menippe mercenaria (Florida Stone Crab)
Illustration of Uca annulipes (Mangrove Fiddler Crab)
Uca annulipes (Mangrove Fiddler Crab)
Illustration of Macrobrachium jelskii (Agar River Prawn)
Macrobrachium jelskii (Agar River Prawn)
Illustration of Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) eggs
Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) eggs
Illustration of Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) phyllosoma
Panulirus argus (Spiny Lobster) : phyllosoma
Illustration of a female Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) ventral view
Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : female ventral…
Illustration of the ventral view of a male Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab)
Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : male ventral…
Illustration of the ventral view of an adolescent female blue crab (Callinectes Sapidus)
Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : ventral view…
Anterior view of Uca spp. (Fiddler Crab)
Uca spp. (Fiddler Crab) : anterior view
Illustration of Homarus gammarus (European Lobster)
Homarus gammarus (European Lobster)
Illiustration of Pachygraspus marmoratus (Marbled Rock Crab)
Pachygraspus marmoratus (Marbled Rock Crab)
Illustration of a crayfish
Crayfish
Illustration of Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) first crab
Callinectes sapidus (Blue Crab) : first crab
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