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Jan 19, 2019 11:39:47   #
tomad Loc: North Carolina
 
I shot this years ago off St. Vincent in the Caribbean on Kodachrome 64, later scanned and processed it as a digital image. I have not been able to identify this creature. Is it a crab, shrimp, alien? If memory serves, the hole was about the size of a golf ball, give or take 30%.


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Jan 19, 2019 13:28:11   #
tomad Loc: North Carolina
 
I've been searching images on the internet and the closest I can come up with is a Mantis Shrimp, although in most of the internet photos the eyes and coloration seems to be different. Maybe a Spearer Mantis Shrimp...

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Jan 20, 2019 10:02:43   #
mantamoon Loc: Houston
 
Definitely a mantis shrimp. The oval eyes are indicative of the 'spearer.' Without seeing more of the shrimp I cannot identify the species.
Nice to see some life on this site; I have no reason to complain since I am not contributing at this time. I promise more.

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Jan 20, 2019 18:28:32   #
Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV
 
Yes, a mantis shrimp, don't know which species.

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