Space Pirate I regret nothing If you’re afraid of clowns, stay afraid Stay very afraid Posted 5 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Scp-3125 Memetic eldritch horror And then he cracks the glass with his little club arms Posted 5 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
SquiggyBomb Gayest hand in the west “Even the octopus, which is pretty badass, can’t deal with these little psycho bastards” Posted 10 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Background Pony #ABBD @ze You don’t need to give them polluted water(not that polluted water does anything for any animals growth other than stunt it). Zebra mantis shrimp reach that size naturally, getting to 40cm(a little over 15 inches, for those who don’t feel like googling). Mantis Shrimp are occasionally fucking huge. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
ze @Randomosaur I’m pretty sure that if you gave these things polluted enough water they could reach those sizes. These are about 1/8th of the way there. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Randomosaur Maybe we could genetically engineer these things to be as large as prehistoric sea scorpions. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
GruttyPeen “the harbinger of bloodsoaked rainbows” Best tag? Best tag. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Background Pony #D55D Yeeeh fascinating. Wait until the little fucker punches its way out through a concrete wall, THAT will be fascinating. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
ze Oh. We have 1 foot+ mantis shrimp in a nearby canal. But that was before we dumped all that sewage into the Ala Wai… Also: THE OATMEAL, ARE YOU CRAZY?! Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
FanOfMostEverything Planeswalker — FoME Tiara Ultima, now in supersonic-punching shrimp form. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Heterodyne Ayep, those little bastards need specially reinforced aquariums, because they can punch through normal glass like it’s paper. And woe betide the clam that has the misfortune of being stumbled upon by a hungry Mantis Shrimp. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Ripple_Shine @Background Pony The equivalent of being hit by a .22 cal. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
professor_of_hoers http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Background Pony #9A20 Anyone up to making more mantis shrimp pics? Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Blissey1 @Khurtz well technically only 13 of those see “color”, i.e. wavelengths of light. the other 3 detect polarized light. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Khurtz @Background Pony Also that it has 16 color sensing cones in it’s eyes as opposed to humans who have 3. It can see colors we don’t even have names for. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Background Pony #3992 @Klonoahedgehog A mantis shrimp. It’s claim to fame is the fact it has one of the fastest and most powerful punches for it’s size of any animal. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Get pills, against my orders @Ripple_Shine Yup. Glad someone caught the reference. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Ripple_Shine Judging by the tags and the uploader description, I’m guessing OP is a fan of theoatmeal. ONETWOTHREEDEATH! Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Background Pony #C0BF What was that hideous monster on the nature is so fascinating tag images? The that came right before it. Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Klonoahedgehog Holy mother of Arceus almighty on a stick what is that!? Posted 11 years ago Report Link Quote Reply
Stay very afraid
You don’t need to give them polluted water(not that polluted water does anything for any animals growth other than stunt it).
Zebra mantis shrimp reach that size naturally, getting to 40cm(a little over 15 inches, for those who don’t feel like googling).
Mantis Shrimp are occasionally fucking huge.
I’m pretty sure that if you gave these things polluted enough water they could reach those sizes.
These are about 1/8th of the way there.
Best tag? Best tag.
We have 1 foot+ mantis shrimp in a nearby canal.
But that was before we dumped all that sewage into the Ala Wai…
Also: THE OATMEAL, ARE YOU CRAZY?!
The equivalent of being hit by a .22 cal.
well technically only 13 of those see “color”, i.e. wavelengths of light. the other 3 detect polarized light.
Also that it has 16 color sensing cones in it’s eyes as opposed to humans who have 3. It can see colors we don’t even have names for.
A mantis shrimp. It’s claim to fame is the fact it has one of the fastest and most powerful punches for it’s size of any animal.
Mantis Shrimp
Yup. Glad someone caught the reference.
ONETWOTHREEDEATH!