Tuesday, December 09, 2008

One of the weirdest creatures in the world

NVDL: The Mantis Shrimp. Got a few world beating features too...
clipped from blog.wired.com
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Neither a mantis nor a shrimp, the mantis shrimp has changed little in 400 million years. It has the world's most complex eyes, and its prey-killing claw motion is the second-fastest animal motion. To quote mantis shrimp eye researcher Tom Cronin, "Whenever they get into any type of situation, they smash things. You can't pick these up. They're really great animals to have around."

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