What do mantis shrimps eat?
Spearers tend to specialize in softer-bodied prey, including shrimps, fishes, and cephalopods such as squid and octopus. The smashers favor hard-bodied prey such as crabs, lobsters, clams, and snails. However, smashers will also take fish and other similar prey when necessary; their raptorial appendages end in a wickedly sharp point which will easily pierce soft flesh. return to Homepage. Web Site Author: A.
