For a long time I have not had anything from the underwater world here in my blog. I urgently need to fix it :) Meet the mantis shrimp, one of the representatives of the Stomatopoda squad, living off the coast of Negros Island, Philippines.
I managed to take not so many pictures — the model was shy, did not really want to pose :) This is not surprising, because these crustaceans spend most of their lives hiding in deep holes, so how can they be accustomed to the public? Because of this, many of their species are still insufficiently explored. However, they are all strong and ruthless predators, an important part of the marine ecosystem.
This handsome, it seems, is a peacock mantis shrimp, they are usually quite large, the average size is 5-20cm. They are called that because of the brightly colored parts of the body. They are mostly green in color with orange legs and leopard print on the front. And those peacock feather-like spots on the tail!
He is able to throw out his front limbs, which in a calm state are tucked towards the body, with tremendous speed and force, breaking the shell and body of his victim (usually clams, shrimps, fish and worms), the additional speed of his throws is added by the push of the tail. In addition, although not very clearly visible in the photograph, they have wonderful spherical eyes: they can see the optical, infrared and ultraviolet ranges of the spectrum and also see polarized light.
In general, although they look pretty cute and fun because of their colors, but if you were comparable in size to them and lived under water, then you would try not to come across them :) Fortunately, for people they are not dangerous, in some places they are eaten, and also kept in aquariums because of their elegant appearance.
And by the way, notice what wonderful plants and corals surround him. I'm looking, and I want to go there again!
It's better to watch the photo in high resolution.
OLYMPUS E-M5 MarkII
Exposure time: 1/800 sec
Aperture: F 1.8
Sensitivity: ISO 500
Focal length: 8 mm
35 mm equivalent: 16 mm
You can also see my photos in my blog LJ and in my profile on NatGeo. You can read a short interview with me here.
Awesome. So good pic. Good vibes
Thank you! :)
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Thanks a lot! :)
Excellent job capturing images of these exquisite, colorful "sea bugs" @sharker
Glad you like it, thanks! :)
Impressive
Thanks a lot :)
These photos are amazing! I'm always scared of the thought of bringing a big camera underwater and keep at it with the good old Go Pro. The underwater casing is so expensive and I'm still scared I'll forget a lock and screw the camera in the end anyways.. 😀
Thank you!
Yes, the underwater cases cost about the same as the cameras themselves, the more expensive the camera, the more expensive the box will be for it ... Even if not from the camera's native firm. But I really wanted to take pictures underwater :)
As for the fear to spoil the camera ... Well, yes, this is a risk that you need to take on yourself and try not to forget to check before diving.
Hats off to your photography skills given the model was shy and not ready to be photographed ;)
Oh, these models! Thank you :)
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Stunning photos! Was lucky to see them when diving in Indonesia, such cool critters!
Oh yeah! Such funny creatures :) Thank you!