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✩Just How Scary is the Deep-Sea Magnapinna Squid? youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5T-G5nf_M
✩ What is Making Our Oceans Glow Like This?: youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf26GXssT4
✩ Can You Build Up a Tolerance to Pufferfish Toxin?: youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
✩3 Ways Seahorses are Like British Aristocracy and 1 Way They're Definitely Not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneR6...
✩Jellyfish are Filled with Bio-Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdm6n...
✩ This Animal Can Vomit Up All Its Organs...and SURVIVE?: youtube.com/watch?v=3RSh8i2MKoY
Photo manipulations by Friscoborn and The Octopus Lady
Thumbnail and creative consulting by Friscoborn
Music provided by tunetank.com
Deep Ocean Meditation By melancholicbird
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1APBj72h2ncftEn9oX9uRK66heR-STeW1jo6AEkZA9rg/edit
Video Sources:
Joey Slay Em - Giant Mantis Shrimp VS Giant Shrimp!: youtube.com/watch?v=yGRpfa_Tmvw
Joey Slay Em - GIANT BLUE CRAB vs GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP! *Epic Battle Royale*: youtube.com/watch?v=g5AB9TxAATU
Joey Slay Em - Red Crab VS Giant Mantis Shrimp!: youtube.com/watch?v=ANiMWSUA2Z0
Nat Geo WILD - Mantis Shrimp vs Octopus | Ocean Fight Night: youtube.com/watch?v=Hwji93BVjnI
Mix Videos - Mantis shrimp try eating snail: youtube.com/watch?v=OfN4VbcoGRA
TECH GAMING - Mantis shrimp fight....💣🔫: youtube.com/watch?v=TDvUgCLapuw
Sources:
Quora comment: https://qr.ae/pvP6zt
Reef2Reef Comment: reef2reef.com/threads/true-or-false-can-mantis-shrimp-crack-glass.85745
Onion, A. (2001, Jan. 5). Tiny Shrimp Terrorizes Aquarium. ABC News. abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94488&page=1
Van Der Wal, C., Ahyong, S. T., Ho, S., & Lo, N. (2017). The evolutionary history of Stomatopoda (Crustacea: Malacostraca) inferred from molecular data. PeerJ, 5, e3844. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3844
Patek, S. A., & Caldwell, R. L. (2005). Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208(19), 3655-3664.
Patek, S. N. (2015). The most powerful movements in biology. Am. Sci, 103(5), 330-337.
Patek, S. N., Korff, W. L., & Caldwell, R. L. (2004). Deadly strike mechanism of a mantis shrimp. Nature, 428(6985), 819–820. doi:10.1038/428819a
Burrows, M. (1969). The mechanics and neural control of the prey capture strike in the mantid shrimps Squilla and Hemisquilla. Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Physiologie, 62(4), 361–381. doi:10.1007/bf00299261
Patek, S. N., Nowroozi, B. N., Baio, J. E., Caldwell, R. L., & Summers, A. P. (2007). Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(20), 3677-3688.
DeVries, M. S., Murphy, E. A. K., & Patek, S. N. (2012). Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(24), 4374-4384.
Steinhardt, E., Hyun, N. S. P., Koh, J. S., Freeburn, G., Rosen, M. H., Temel, F. Z., ... & Wood, R. J. (2021). A physical model of mantis shrimp for exploring the dynamics of ultrafast systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(33), e2026833118.
Amaral, A. L. S., Castilho, A. L., & Haddad Junior, V. (2021). Injuries in humans caused by mantis shrimp or siriboia (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 54.
Check out my Patreon: patreon.com/theoctopuslady
And my other videos:
✩Just How Scary is the Deep-Sea Magnapinna Squid? youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5T-G5nf_M
✩ What is Making Our Oceans Glow Like This?: youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf26GXssT4
✩ Can You Build Up a Tolerance to Pufferfish Toxin?: youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
✩3 Ways Seahorses are Like British Aristocracy and 1 Way They're Definitely Not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneR6...
✩Jellyfish are Filled with Bio-Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdm6n...
✩ This Animal Can Vomit Up All Its Organs...and SURVIVE?: youtube.com/watch?v=3RSh8i2MKoY
Photo manipulations by Friscoborn and The Octopus Lady
Thumbnail and creative consulting by Friscoborn
Music provided by tunetank.com
Deep Ocean Meditation By melancholicbird
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1APBj72h2ncftEn9oX9uRK66heR-STeW1jo6AEkZA9rg/edit
Video Sources:
Joey Slay Em - Giant Mantis Shrimp VS Giant Shrimp!: youtube.com/watch?v=yGRpfa_Tmvw
Joey Slay Em - GIANT BLUE CRAB vs GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP! *Epic Battle Royale*: youtube.com/watch?v=g5AB9TxAATU
Joey Slay Em - Red Crab VS Giant Mantis Shrimp!: youtube.com/watch?v=ANiMWSUA2Z0
Nat Geo WILD - Mantis Shrimp vs Octopus | Ocean Fight Night: youtube.com/watch?v=Hwji93BVjnI
Mix Videos - Mantis shrimp try eating snail: youtube.com/watch?v=OfN4VbcoGRA
TECH GAMING - Mantis shrimp fight....💣🔫: youtube.com/watch?v=TDvUgCLapuw
Sources:
Quora comment: https://qr.ae/pvP6zt
Reef2Reef Comment: reef2reef.com/threads/true-or-false-can-mantis-shrimp-crack-glass.85745
Onion, A. (2001, Jan. 5). Tiny Shrimp Terrorizes Aquarium. ABC News. abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94488&page=1
Van Der Wal, C., Ahyong, S. T., Ho, S., & Lo, N. (2017). The evolutionary history of Stomatopoda (Crustacea: Malacostraca) inferred from molecular data. PeerJ, 5, e3844. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3844
Patek, S. A., & Caldwell, R. L. (2005). Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208(19), 3655-3664.
Patek, S. N. (2015). The most powerful movements in biology. Am. Sci, 103(5), 330-337.
Patek, S. N., Korff, W. L., & Caldwell, R. L. (2004). Deadly strike mechanism of a mantis shrimp. Nature, 428(6985), 819–820. doi:10.1038/428819a
Burrows, M. (1969). The mechanics and neural control of the prey capture strike in the mantid shrimps Squilla and Hemisquilla. Zeitschrift Für Vergleichende Physiologie, 62(4), 361–381. doi:10.1007/bf00299261
Patek, S. N., Nowroozi, B. N., Baio, J. E., Caldwell, R. L., & Summers, A. P. (2007). Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(20), 3677-3688.
DeVries, M. S., Murphy, E. A. K., & Patek, S. N. (2012). Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(24), 4374-4384.
Steinhardt, E., Hyun, N. S. P., Koh, J. S., Freeburn, G., Rosen, M. H., Temel, F. Z., ... & Wood, R. J. (2021). A physical model of mantis shrimp for exploring the dynamics of ultrafast systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(33), e2026833118.
Amaral, A. L. S., Castilho, A. L., & Haddad Junior, V. (2021). Injuries in humans caused by mantis shrimp or siriboia (Crustacea: Stomatopoda). Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 54.

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✩ What is Making Our Oceans Glow Like This?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Cf26GXssT4
✩ Can You Build Up a Tolerance to Pufferfish Toxin?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
✩3 Ways Seahorses are Like British Aristocracy and 1 Way Theyre Definitely Not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneR6...
✩Jellyfish are Filled with Bio-Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdm6n...
✩ This Animal Can Vomit Up All Its Organs...and SURVIVE?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RSh8i2MKoY
Photo manipulations and creative consulting by Friscoborn
Music:
Void Glider by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Photo Credits:
Soapfish - https://flickr.com/photos/krokodiver/49878454957/
Video Sources:
Dr. Mark Benfield, Louisiana State University
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex2107/media-resources/bigfin-squid.html
Sources:
http://tolweb.org/Magnapinna
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex2107/features/bigfin-squid/bigfin-squid.html
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex2107/media-resources/bigfin-squid.html
Vecchione, M., & Young, R. E. (1998). The Magnapinnidae, a newly discovered family of oceanic squid (Cephalopoda: Oegopsida). African Journal of Marine Science, 20.
Vecchione, M. (2001). Worldwide Observations of Remarkable Deep-Sea Squids. Science, 294(5551), 2505–2505. doi:10.1126/science.294.5551.2505
Vecchione, M., Roper, C. F. E., Widder, E. A., & Frank, T. M. (2002). In situ observations on three species of large-finned deep-sea squids. Bulletin of Marine Science, 71(2), 893-901.
Guerra, A., González, A. F., Rocha, F., Segonzac, M., & Gracia, J. (2002). Observations from submersibles of rare long-arm bathypelagic squids. Sarsia, 87(2), 189–192. doi:10.1080/003648202320205274
Guerrero-Kommritz, J., Cantera, J., Puentes, V., & Leon, J. (2018). First observations of the bigfin squid Magnapinna sp. in the Colombian Southern Caribbean. Biodiversity data journal, (6), e24170. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e24170
Vecchione, M., & Young, R. E. (2006). The squid family Magnapinnidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the Atlantic Ocean, with a description of a new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 119(3), 365–372. doi:10.2988/0006-324x(2006)119[365:tsfmmc]2.0.co;2
Lindsay, D. J., Hunt, J. C., Hashimoto, J., Fujiwara, Y., Fujikura, K., Miyake, H., & Tsuchida, S. (2000). Submersible observations on the deep-sea fauna of the south-west Indian Ocean: preliminary results for the mesopelagic and near-bottom communities. JAMSTEC Journal of Deep Sea Research, 16, 23-33.
Osterhage, D., MacIntosh, H., Althaus, F., & Ross, A. (2020). Multiple observations of Bigfin Squid (Magnapinna sp.) in the Great Australian Bight reveal distribution patterns, morphological characteristics, and rarely seen behaviour. Plos one, 15(11), e0241066.
Jamieson, A. J., & Vecchione, M. (2022). Hadal cephalopods: first squid observation (Oegopsida, Magnapinnidae, Magnapinna sp.) and new records of finned octopods (Cirrata) at depths 6000 m in the Philippine Trench. Marine Biology, 169(1), 1-5.
Guerra, A., González, A. F., Rocha, F., Segonzac, M., & Gracia, J. (2002). Observations from submersibles of rare long-arm bathypelagic squids. Sarsia, 87(2), 189–192. doi:10.1080/003648202320205274
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