Images Dated 19th May 2006

Mantis shrimp

Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) crawling on the seabed. Despite its name this is neither a mantis or a shrimp, instead being a crustacean only distantly related to the true shrimps. It is an active predator, and uses its club-like front limbs to kill prey. It mainly feeds on crabs and molluscs, breaking open their shells with blows from these clubs. A mantis shrimp strike is one of the fastest animal movements in the world, with a force similar to that of a low-calibre bullet. The eyes of the mantis shrimp are the most complex in the world, containing as many as 16 different types of photoreceptor (compared to four in humans). Photographed in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Cross-section of insect showing internal anatomy including brain, abdomen, kidneys and sex organs, side view

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U.S. Marines prepare to enter a house during a raid

Hat Yao Beach, Thailand, May 19, 2006 - U.S. Marines prepare to enter a house while the remainder of their squad provides security during a combined amphibious raid conducted by U.S. Marines and the Royal Thai Marine Corps as part of bilateral training in Exercise Cobra Gold 2006

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