No, it's a peacock mantis shrimp. OMG, she caught some serious air yesterday. I got her Sunday and acclimated her to her new 30 gallon long acrylic tank. It's pretty shallow, and I hadn't gotten the cover yet...didn't think it would be a big deal.
I was answering questions from one of my students, when I moved too suddenly. The mantis freaked, shot up out of her burrow, and I swear she cleared the top of the tank by at least a foot!!! Picture it...a 6-7" fat as can be peacock mantis in a perfect vertical leap, falling, flipping and punching, onto the countertop, seventh graders screaming in every corner of the room...lol. I finally got her back in the tank, and she has recovered nicely.
Oh, BTW, the students recovered nicely as well. They were very excited to see her again today and to see that I had, indeed, covered her tank. No more flying stomatopods.
I was answering questions from one of my students, when I moved too suddenly. The mantis freaked, shot up out of her burrow, and I swear she cleared the top of the tank by at least a foot!!! Picture it...a 6-7" fat as can be peacock mantis in a perfect vertical leap, falling, flipping and punching, onto the countertop, seventh graders screaming in every corner of the room...lol. I finally got her back in the tank, and she has recovered nicely.
Oh, BTW, the students recovered nicely as well. They were very excited to see her again today and to see that I had, indeed, covered her tank. No more flying stomatopods.
