Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Odontodactylidaemacro18cm / 7inLeast Concern
About Peacock Mantis Shrimp.
Most colourful of the mantis shrimps — vivid green, red and blue — with club-type appendages that strike at the speed of a bullet.
Where it lives.
Sandy burrows near coral rubble and muck
How it behaves.
Ambush predator from burrow, powerful smasher capable of breaking glass