Common Mantis Shrimp

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Diet

• Feeds mainly on soft bodied animals like fish, shrimps, krill, marine worms, snails and other mantis shrimp

Agility 

• There are 8 pairs of appendages uses for many things like cleaning, fighting, eating and walking 

Defensive mechanisms 

• The sides of their tail are covered by 6 sharp spikes and is highly flexible to fend off enemies 

• A small shield-like carapace protects the head and midsection of body

Superpower

• They have a pair of large powerful claws and when they strike, it's one of the fastest recorded animal movements