My new mantis

**Phurst** · 10-29-2007, 12:57 PM

I put a pic of him up in my nano thread, but i wanted to show him (her?) off to the folks that might not wade through page after page of me chattering about my nano.

Here he/she is. I'm hoping for a positive ID over on the mantis forum of RC.

**Phurst** · 10-29-2007, 02:44 PM

Got an ID on the mantis.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthrop...n_curacaoensis

saxman · 10-30-2007, 11:56 AM

nice-looking mantis! they're one of our fave critters. we had four of them at one point, and still have our P. ciliata.

**Phurst** · 10-30-2007, 12:00 PM

Thanks! I think he's really cool, and he creeps out my wife and daughter, which makes him even cooler

Pescaiolo · 10-30-2007, 04:48 PM

They have to be the freakiest beautiful creature on this earth. They are so pretty but so ugly at the same time! It looks awesome Pearson! Congrats!

**CarmieJo** · 10-30-2007, 09:12 PM

And here is a piece of trivia I was reading recently. What creature are mantis shrimp most closely related to?

Pescaiolo · 10-31-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CarmieJo

And here is a piece of trivia I was reading recently. What creature are mantis shrimp most closely related to?

Lobsters! They have the same tail structure. I am such a teachers pet.

**CarmieJo** · 11-01-2007, 02:56 AM

Clarence you get a gold star!

**Phurst** · 11-01-2007, 08:36 AM

Cool, so if I get really hungry at my desk one day....

**CarmieJo** · 11-02-2007, 12:09 AM

Pretty slim pickings but might be tasty!

V · 11-02-2007, 12:30 PM

Nice bud, very nice! I am feeling hungry actually lol

You wrote: "Here he/she is. I'm hoping for a positive ID over on the mantis forum of RC."

Its is a pitty we dont have the same congealing talent numbers as that board, not that we dont have our panel of experts here,(love you guys) we are just abit younger in the world of reef boards thats all! . But S@#T loads more relaxed, social & open to everyone! Which makes all the difference in my mind!
They dont call us TR junkies for nothin!

**Phurst** · 11-02-2007, 12:43 PM

Thanks V. It's funny, in under a week, there are no more stomatella in my nano. Guess the litle guy was hungry

I fully agree Re: TR vs RC. I much prefer hanging out here. I mostly confine myself to my local clubs forum on RC unless I need some specific help I can't find here. It shows in that i have 772 post here in 11 months and 630 on RC in 22 months

V · 11-02-2007, 12:51 PM

I lost count of posting after old mate blubber dropped off the planet! Well not really, we sent him to lord howie island!
Rob still has to activate jedi status in order to get a rise from me! Ether that or blubber comes crashing though that door.......any second now.............yep he's coming................not long now!...............um, where did i leave my drink *walks off to find it*

Pescaiolo · 11-02-2007, 01:57 PM

I wonder how they would taste...

Pinecone_Jeff · 11-02-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pescaiolo

I wonder how they would taste...

Pretty much any seafood tastes good with a little butter sauce. :P Slip another shrimp on the barbie?

Pescaiolo · 11-02-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinecone_Jeff

Pretty much any seafood tastes good with a little butter sauce. :P Slip another shrimp on the barbie?

Yes sir!

They are native to California, is it illegal to catch them? I guess it would be harder than crabbing since they are smarter than a crab.

**Phurst** · 11-02-2007, 02:53 PM

This guy is a little too small to experiment on, but oone of our LFS has a peacock that is evert bit of 9" long. He'd make a light snack...