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WHAT DOES MANTIS SHRIMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Mantis shrimp

Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are marine crustaceans, the members of the order Stomatopoda. They may reach 30 centimetres in length, though in exceptional cases have been recorded at up to 38 cm. The carapace of mantis shrimp covers only the rear part of the head and the first four segments of the thorax. Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colours, from shades of brown to bright neon colours. Although they are common animals and among the most important predators in many shallow, tropical and sub-tropical marine habitats, they are poorly understood as many species spend most of their life tucked away in burrows and holes. Called "sea locusts" by ancient Assyrians, "prawn killers" in Australia and now sometimes referred to as "thumb splitters" – because of the animal's ability to inflict painful gashes if handled incautiously – mantis shrimp sport powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by spearing, stunning, or dismemberment. Although it only happens rarely, some larger species of mantis shrimp are capable of breaking through aquarium glass with a single strike.

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Synonyms and antonyms of mantis shrimp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mantis shrimp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MANTIS SHRIMP

Find out the translation of mantis shrimp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mantis shrimp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mantis shrimp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

濑尿虾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mantis camarones
570 millions of speakers

English

mantis shrimp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का कीड़ा झींगा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السرعوف الروبيان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

креветка богомола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

camarão mantis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিন্টিস চিংড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mante crevette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Udang mantis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fangschreckenkrebse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シャコ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사마귀 새우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Udang mantis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tôm bọ ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாண்டிஸ் இறால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांटिस झिंगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mantis karidesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mantide gamberetti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Modliszka krewetki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

креветка богомола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mantis crevete
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mantis γαρίδες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Mantis garnale
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mantis räka
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

mantis reker
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANTIS SHRIMP»

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Introduction to Marine Biology
Most mantis shrimp are tropical, but Squilla empusa is common along the North American Atlantic coast. Most mantis shrimp live in rock or coral crevices or in burrows exca— vated in the bottom sediments. In mantis shrimp the second pair  ...
George Karleskint, Richard Turner, James Small, 2012
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
Mantis shrimps are often brightly colored, such as this one of the species Odontodactylus scyllarus, shown under a flashlight in Papua New Guinea. MANTIS SHRIMP. A mantis shrimp of the genus Lysiosquilla off ...
‎2002
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All Stings Considered: First Aid and Medical Treatment of ...
Hawai'i mantis shrimp tOdontodactylus hawaiiensis). None of Hawaii's mantis shrimps carry venom, but their lightning,fast striking claws can deliver a painful cut or bruise. (Colin J. Lau) with its powerful forelegs, which are covered with barbed ...
Craig Thomas, Susan Scott, 1997
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Aquatic Life of the World: Mangrove-Ocean history
Mantis. shrimp. I A male mantis shrimp brings back a squid to eat at its burrow. Mantis shrimp tend to construct burrows in soft sediments such as mud or sand. Some species live in the crevices of rocks or coral reefs. A spearer hooks a small  ...
‎2001
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Life in the Chesapeake Bay
Mantis Shrimp (to 8 Squilla empusa inches. They look like flattened lobsters with beautiful pale chartreuse bodies, each segment outlined in dark green with a bright yellow border. Few people have a chance to see these rather common ...
Alice Jane Lippson, Robert L. Lippson, 2006
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Papers Presented at the FAO/Japan Expert Consultation on the ...
1971 to 1973 there were no catches of mantis shrimp at all. However the resource had begun to recover in 1974 and catches of mantis shrimp in Shiba area increased sharply thereafter. The management and control of the mantis shrimp ...
‎1993
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Fisherman's Coast: An Angler's Guide to Marine Warm-Water ...
Mantis shrimp (family Squillidae) live in holes among coral rubble or shells and in burrows in sand-bottomed seagrass beds. They are also present in all three regions. Mantis shrimp are similar in appearance to the praying mantis insect, thus ...
Aaron J. Adams, 2003
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Chemical Communication in Crustaceans
Kristina Mead and Roy Caldwell Abstract Mantis shrimp (stomatopods) are known to recognize individuals, but this ability varies with species, with reproductive mode, and with the degree of competition for burrow space. In this chapter, we ...
Thomas Breithaupt, Martin Thiel, 2010
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Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The ...
The colourful world of the mantis shrimp. — Nature, Lond., 401: 873-874. MARTIN, J. W. & G. E. DAVIS, 2001. An updated classification of the Recent Crustacea. — Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series, 39 : i-x, 1-124.
Frederick Schram, Mireille Charmantier-Daures, 2013
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Zombie Tits and Astronaut Fish
There are 400 known species in the stomatopod, or 'mantis shrimp', group, which contains solitaryliving, predatory crustaceans that are technically neither mantis nor shrimp. They are found in tropical and sub tropical waters, with more than ...
Rebecca Crew, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANTIS SHRIMP»

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Science Diplomacy Crucible For South China Sea Disputes …
... life forms like the mollusk, which in turn provides lodging to a mantis shrimp and a miniature eel in exchange for food and cleaning services. «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
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It's not just Ant Man: Researchers reveal rival insect superpowers …
From mantis shrimp with supervision to ants that can lift 5,000 times their own body weight, experts have found the insect world if full of tiny ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Ant-Man's Real-Life Rivals
The mantis shrimp's clobber wields nearly force of a .22-caliber bullet. Add to that a double whammy of the shock wave from vaporizing water, ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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Fish returned to Sealife Centre 25 years later
In the 25 years there have been many memorable moments, for instance, a feisty mantis shrimp managing to shatter the glass of its tank and ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
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Strange but - True!
Q. Why might a submarine skipper seek out a colony of "killer" shrimp, such as the snapping shrimp "Alpheus heterochaelis" or the peacock mantis shrimp ... «Waterford Today, Jul 15»
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Shrimp Exoskeleton Inspires New Armor Design
It was nearly a month ago that news barely broached out from researchers about possibly using the Mantis Shrimp exoskeleton (key feature to ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
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Chris Bonington talks life and loss on a Hong Kong hike
Bottles of cool Tsingtao are delivered, closely followed by a feast that includes mantis shrimp - more popularly known as "peeing" shrimp in ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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The amazing world of animal senses
Surprisingly one of the most highly evolved eyes int the animal kingdom appears in an invertebrate, the mantis shrimp. It has four times as ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»
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DJ Flugvél Og Geimskip: Facts & Favourites
It's called mantis shrimp. We have three types of cones in our eyes to see colour, but the mantis shrimp has sixteen! And it has antennae, ... «Reykjavík Grapevine, Jun 15»
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Mantis shrimp inspires new body armor and football helmet design
The mantis shrimp is able to repeatedly pummel the shells of prey using a hammer-like appendage that can withstand rapid-fire blows by ... «Space Daily, Jun 15»

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