After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.

And this is a spearing mantis shrimp, or stomatopod.

This was how mantis shrimps make these very fast strikes.

So, mantis shrimp come in two varieties there are spearers and smashers.

Lagenandra is another genus closely related to the genus Cryptocoryne .

Species in this genus were formerly classified within the genus Kochia .

A trip to Japan in 1991 singing with Praying Mantis in a NWOBHM revival tour followed.

The genus Leioselasma Russian.

This is a recording I made of a mantis shrimp that's found off the coast of California.

And mantis shrimp are officially the fastest measured feeding strike of any animal system. So our first surprise.

Anthodiscus is a genus of plant in family Caryocaraceae described as a genus in 1818.

Cyathea is a genus of tree ferns, the type genus of the fern order Cyatheales.

Schweick., formerly considered another genus.

The two species in this genus are similar in appearance to those in the genus Anaphyllopsis .

On a new genus of serpents, and two new species of the genus Heterodon, inhabiting Tennessee.

Ichnocarpus is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810.

Claoxylopsis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1939.

Wetria is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1858.

Mallotus is a genus of the spurge family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1790.

Agrostistachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850.

Chondrostylis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1897.

So, actually, I started working on what's called the mantis shrimp a few years ago because they make sound.

And what he showed in mantis shrimp is that they use what's called a catch mechanism, or click mechanism.

And mantis shrimp are called mantis shrimp after the praying mantises, which also have a fast feeding appendage. And I started to think, well, maybe it will be interesting, while listening to their sounds, to figure out how these animals generate very fast feeding strikes.

Goethea is a genus of plants of the family Malvaceae, commonly placed instead in the genus Pavonia .

Bulbinella is a genus of plant in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, first described as a genus in 1843.

Codiaeum is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.

Dicoelia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of the tribe (Dicoelieae).

Revision of the genus Cryptocoryne Fischer.

The best known genus is Cordyline .

A Review of the Genus Sternbergia.

Milligania is a genus of plants.

Genus Cyclopsis Cyclopsis tentacularis Popov, 1930.

Genus Cyclopteropsis Cyclopteropsis bergi Popov, 1929.

Tetraselmis is a genus of phytoplankton.

Stereospermum is a genus of trees.

A Monograph of the genus Abies .

Now, the other type of mantis shrimp is the smasher stomatopod, and these guys open up snails for a living.

Asphodeline is a genus of perennial plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, first described as a genus in 1830.

Jodrellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, first described as a genus in 1978.

Landolphia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1806.

Orbea is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812.

The brushtail possums are the members of the genus, Trichosurus, a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family.

Trachyandra is a genus of plant in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, first described as a genus in 1843.

Kibatalia is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1826.