My Peacock Mantis Shrimp molted last week Sunday night/Monday morning. Was pretty sure I had seen the defined line of calcium resorption and the sutures splitting on his "back" Sunday night and sure enough, I saw him appear after a couple days with what looked like much less damaged hammers. Conclusion: He molted. Last night he comes out of his burrow a bit and I realize he's holding part of himself, lol.
Here's what he was holding.
Took these this morning. Colors on the shell heated up like when you cook a crustacean. Anybody ever try to preserve one of these? I was thinking acrylic nail polish or maybe clear epoxy resin? End goal would be a paperweight.
I'm absolutely amazed at the amount of his hammer that was chipped away by the time he molted. That part of the shell is unbelievably thick given the size of the entire arm itself(~.5" long).
Here's what he was holding.
Took these this morning. Colors on the shell heated up like when you cook a crustacean. Anybody ever try to preserve one of these? I was thinking acrylic nail polish or maybe clear epoxy resin? End goal would be a paperweight.
I'm absolutely amazed at the amount of his hammer that was chipped away by the time he molted. That part of the shell is unbelievably thick given the size of the entire arm itself(~.5" long).