crabbing... with a suprise catch

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crabbing... with a suprise catch

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Lol the surprise catch was a mantis prawn...
never in my crabbing career i caught one before =)
btw catch rate for mud crab was bad today sigh...

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wow! that is one lucky catch! nice job! :nod:

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nice catch :)

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Lucky catch indeed, I don't I've seen a mantis shrimp enter a crab cage before. :thumbsup:

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great catch ! :)
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhqzfi ... shortfilms <-- ur catch remind me of this video, mantis vs crab

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now i know why the mantis shrimp got trap inside the cage...
it wanted to eat the small crab that got trapped in the cage :D

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prawn eat crab ?!

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well mantis shrimp have two powerfull "hammers" that can knock out their prey or even can crack the shells of their prey. u can check it out more in youtube about mantis shrimp :D

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cool man but crab oso got pincer so they can fight :lol: then we watch show

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Mantis Shrimp in crab cage .... well done !!! :thumbsup:

And you actually spend time to figure out why it went into the cage ... ;p
And I think you are right ... it wanted to eat the small crabs trapped in the cage. :nod:


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u should have made it a pet, quite fun to see the gun attack crabs.
I did get one, only the size of my palm though.It had sand cameo on it! :p
Urrrgh, no time to fish now~

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