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Giant That was the biggest mantis that i ever see. Lysiosquillina maculata,Philippines,Underwater,Zebra mantis shrimp Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. AWESOME shot! Posted 6 years ago
  2. Another EPIC shot!
    Can you please indicate the location?
    Posted 6 years ago

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''Lysiosquillina maculata'', the zebra mantis shrimp or striped mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp found across the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to the Galápagos and Hawaiian Islands. At a length up to 40 cm, ''L. maculata'' is the largest mantis shrimp in the world. ''L. maculata'' may be distinguished from its congener ''L. sulcata'' by the greater number of teeth on the last segment of its raptorial claw, and by the colouration of the uropodal endopod, the distal half of which.. more

Similar species: Mantis Shrimps
Species identified by Andrey Narchuk
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By Andrey Narchuk

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2019. Captured Dec 26, 2018 09:03.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/13.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm