Fact Friday
The colorful mantis shrimp is no wimp. They can box far above their weight class due to their secret weapon. They store energy in their arm which allows them to strike with the power of a 22 caliber bullet. Check out this video to see one in action.
Mantis shrimp By Alexander Vasenin [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/] 15 September 2010 via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Curious_mantis_shrimp_from_Gilli_Banta_reef.JPG.
Other Materials
This page has educational materials that do not currently fit into our Coral Reef Ecology Curriculum. Here you will find additional lessons and videos we have developed. For more videos, check out our YouTube channel.
1Overfishing Resources
2Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) Resources
3Coral Bleaching
4Videos
5Read It!