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OLDER POST:Baby Dolphin with her Mother, CuracaoNEWER POST:Electric Blue Lettuce Sea Slug, CuracaoSep 20, 09 Comments Off
 Mantis Shrimp Good evening all, did you have an enjoyable Sunday?? My day started with a dive in front of the Sea Aquarium. My plan was to photograph the Elkhorn Coral babies but big waves and strong surge put an end to that idea. I can now see that trying to keep a photographic record of their new growth is going to be very tough as they are in very shallow water and we always have waves, I need a new plan. While out there today I found this very cool Mantis Shrimp. Actually I already knew where he was as I found his home a few weeks ago on a night dive. These Mantis Shrimps burrow a deep hole in the sand and then cover the entrance with sand mixed with mucus. So today I knew the exact spot his hole was at and I gently blew the sand away from over his hole with my hand and let me tell you Mr. Mantis did not like that at all!! Immediately as you can see here he brought up a big clawful of sand that had just fallen in the hole and proceed to repair his entrance that I had just destroyed. I laid there and watched and within minutes his tube was completely sealed shut again, really an amazing creature. These guys normally hide just under their trap sand door and wait for a passing fish or crab and are super fast and very dangerous. I have read that many divers have had the tips of their fingers removed from their razor sharp scissor-like claws, you don’t want to mess with these guys.
I took the two lucky dogs to Saint Joris at 4:00 and we didn’t get home till 6:30. There was just a ton of cool stuff along the shores tonight because of this high tide and strong winds we are having, so I got to treasure hunt while the hound dogs chased each other and chewed on everything they could find.
Off to bed, talk to you tomorrow, Barry
20-9-2009
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