Keywords: OdontodactylusScyllarus2.jpg A photograph of A female Odontodactylus Scyllarus mantis shrimp Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are an ancient group of marine predators that are only distantly related to other more familiar crustaceans such as crabs shrimp and lobsters While most occur in shallow tropical marine waters a few species are found in more temperate seas Although they are called mantis shrimp they are neither shrimp nor mantid a species of insect but received their name due to their resemblance to both praying mantis and shrimp Mantis shrimp appear in a variety of colors from shades of browns to bright neon colors National Science Foundation http //nsf gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp cfm med_id 62726 from img 2004 2008 Roy L Caldwell Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley PD-USGov original upload log en wikipedia Jan Kamenicek CommonsHelper page en wikipedia OdontodactylusScyllarus2 jpg 2009-11-28 03 16 Chhe 1800×890× 2338946 bytes <nowiki> A photograph of A female Odontodactylus Scyllarus mantis shrimp Mantis shrimp or stomatopods are an ancient group of marine predators that are only distantly related to other more familiar crustaceans such as crabs shri</nowiki> Odontodactylus scyllarus Animals facing left |