Origami June 20, 2016 June 20, 2016 So, we've got a member looking for a small mantis shrimp to add to this tank and, while another member posted a link to a hilarious story on The Oatmeal, I thought that I'd share this one (without derailing the other thread). For your enjoyment: I subscribed to zefrank1's page long ago because of gut-busting vignettes like this one.
Dany3350 June 20, 2016 June 20, 2016 That's a good one "That's how the Mantis Shrimp do" haha just killed meSent from my VS986 using Tapatalk
Origami June 20, 2016 Author June 20, 2016 Gotta check out some of his other stuff. The True Facts About Marsupials should be a must-view.
madweazl June 20, 2016 June 20, 2016 I wouldnt have minded; topics are there to spark conversation if nothing else. The more posts the better the chances of getting some info exchanged. Now off to check the site...
Anemone June 21, 2016 June 21, 2016 Awesome, thanks for sharing. Makes me want one. Species tank only, I think. Surprising that they haven't taken over the entire ocean. "Stay afraid." Good advice.
extreme_tooth_decay January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 (edited) FYI: A bunch of that footage is mine, filmed by me in my own tanks, used by ZeFrank via agreement. That's even me at the very end (last 10 seconds or so)...I'm the only other voice on the soundtrack! I also licensed/sold some of this to National Geographic that I later saw on TV. Mantis shrimp are awesome. tim Edited January 5, 2017 by extreme_tooth_decay
Bruleyii January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 FYI: A bunch of that footage is mine, filmed by me in my own tanks, used by ZeFrank via agreement. That's even me at the very end (last 10 seconds or so)...I'm the only other voice on the soundtrack! I also licensed/sold some of this to National Geographic that I later saw on TV. Mantis shrimp are awesome. tim Thats pretty cool. Do you keep a lot of mantis shrimp?
extreme_tooth_decay January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 Thats pretty cool. Do you keep a lot of mantis shrimp? I used to have a bunch of them, but I don't have any anymore. I bought some at Roozen's. At least 1 was given to me as a hitchhiker by a member. I had a bunch of small (like 2.5G and 5G) tanks I used to keep the smaller ones in. The part at the end of the ZeFrank video is in a Chiragra mantis in a 2.5G tank. Here's the full video I made that ZeFrank harvested from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHlK09HuHY
Bruleyii January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 I used to have a bunch of them, but I don't have any anymore. I bought some at Roozen's. At least 1 was given to me as a hitchhiker by a member. I had a bunch of small (like 2.5G and 5G) tanks I used to keep the smaller ones in. The part at the end of the ZeFrank video is in a Chiragra mantis in a 2.5G tank. Here's the full video I made that ZeFrank harvested from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLHlK09HuHY hahahahah. How did that last one feel?
AlanM January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 That's really cool. I had no idea some of that footage was from you.
Origami January 5, 2017 Author January 5, 2017 A bunch of that footage is mine, filmed by me in my own tanks, used by ZeFrank via agreement. That's even me at the very end (last 10 seconds or so)...I'm the only other voice on the soundtrack! That's awesome, Tim. I had no idea. I used to love ZeFrank's stuff. I wish he did even more.
extreme_tooth_decay January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 hahahahah. How did that last one feel? Well...it hurt! It didn't tear my finger off or crush it or anything, but it made a small bruise and was sore for a little while. I've been struck quite a few times, that's about the extent of what it seems a smasher can do, even a big peacock. I never had a spearer, I was scared of getting skewered (still am!). I had that guy in the 2.5G tank trying to see if he could break the super thin glass. He hit it hundreds of times...didn't seem close to being able to break it...and that glass was very, very thin. I had a bunch of other mantis in that tank trying as well...I really wanted to make a video showing them actually breaking the glass of the aquarium they were in, but alas...I don't believe they can. That's really cool. I had no idea some of that footage was from you. I'm everywhere! That's awesome, Tim. I had no idea. I used to love ZeFrank's stuff. I wish he did even more. Yeah, I actually didn't discover his stuff until after he contacted me asking for permission to use some of my mantis stuff, when I watched some of his other videos. They're pretty funny. I like this one: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jz0JcQYtqo
molcott January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 my favorites are this one as well as true facts about the octopus and morgan freeman
sen5241b January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017 We've all seen creatures of the ocean that have an incredible ability to disguise themselves. With 16 cones the Mantis are easily able to distinguish the subtle color variations between disguised prey and its background.
newbie2014 January 7, 2017 January 7, 2017 Just watched the video for the first time, and I laughed myself to tears. Thanks for sharing.
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