Id my mantis please

[DeniseAndy]

Good shot of those smashers. Also, the end the top down we eventually got his whole body as it flipped. Did not see the sex though. Sorry. It is so pretty.
Does it react less if you use a red light flashlight? Of course, video will not pick up as easily, but for you may be more fun to watch.

 

[PeterEde]

I have small UV torch I use too.
They still react to it

 

[Hadla]

I can’t help with the id anymore but I love the colors!

 

[terraincognita]

I can't help with ID either but he's cute!!!

Found this, maybe will help you.

Evolution of mantis shrimp telson armour and its role in ritualized fighting | Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Mantis shrimp possess both formidable weapons and impact-resistant armour that clash during ritualized combat. The telson is one of few biological structures known to withstand the repeated high impact forces of smashing mantis shrimp strikes, and it is ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

 

[PeterEde]

I can't help with ID either but he's cute!!!

Found this, maybe will help you.

Evolution of mantis shrimp telson armour and its role in ritualized fighting | Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Mantis shrimp possess both formidable weapons and impact-resistant armour that clash during ritualized combat. The telson is one of few biological structures known to withstand the repeated high impact forces of smashing mantis shrimp strikes, and it is ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

I have come to conclusions it's either winnerae or latirostris

 

[nmotz]

Definitely not O. latitostris, they have more circular eyes typical of that genus. If the rock is Caribbean, Id say N. wennerae.

 

[PeterEde]

Definitely not O. latitostris, they have more circular eyes typical of that genus. If the rock is Caribbean, Id say N. wennerae.

Rock is off GBR.

 

[PeterEde]

Managed to freeze at a good view of the telson

Gonodactylus smithii
Gonodactylus smithii, the purple spot mantis shrimp, is a species of mantis shrimp of the smasher type. It is found from New Caledonia to the western part of the Indian Ocean, including Australia's north coast and the Great Barrier

 

[nmotz]

check the meral spot color… if it’s purple then it’s a smithii, if they’re orange it’s from the genus Gonodactylaceus. Many G. graphurus come off the GBR, but also G. glabrous.

 

[CoralB]

If it was in my tank it would be called a “gone mantis “