Stomatopod Images

Lysiosquilla pic.
Photograph by Peter Wirtz

Lysiosquilla hoevenii (?). Interesting photo taken at the Island of Sao Tome, eastern Atlantic, in about 15 m depth. The mantis shrimp seems to blend in quite nicely with the surrounding foliage. Is this a case of natural camouflage?

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