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How long is a peacock mantis shrimp?

An adult peacock mantis shrimp has a body length of about 18 cm (7.09 in).

What is measured: adult body length

Peacock mantis shrimp (18 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Peacock mantis shrimp (18 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • As long as about 2 credit cards end to end
  • About 1.2× the height of a smartphone
  • About 47% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 7.5× the width of a large coin
  • About 26× as long as a grain of rice

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Facts about Peacock mantis shrimp

Its club-like strikes can accelerate as rapidly as a small-caliber bullet and create brief flashes of cavitation.

Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Peacock Mantis Shrimp; Smithsonian Ocean, Mantis Shrimp

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Peacock mantis shrimp
Venus flytrap15 cm (5.91 in)0.83×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5.91 in)0.83×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5.91 in)0.83×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7.09 in)this page
Fennec fox20 cm (7.87 in)1.1×
Axolotl23 cm (9.06 in)1.3×
Atlas moth24 cm (9.45 in)1.3×
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)1.4×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)1.6×
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)1.6×

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Which is bigger: Peacock mantis shrimp or Venus flytrap?

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