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Step 2: Allow the Mantis Shrimp to "feel" and "taste" the bait with its antennules, slowly drawing out the animal. If the bait is pulled away too quickly, the Mantis Shrimp is likely to return to its hole.<br />
Hemisquilla californiensis, Mantis "Shrimp"<br />
Willow Cove, Catalina Island, California<br />
January 9, 2021

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Step 2: Allow the Mantis Shrimp to "feel" and "taste" the bait with its antennules, slowly drawing out the animal. If the bait is pulled away too quickly, the Mantis Shrimp is likely to return to its hole.
Hemisquilla californiensis, Mantis "Shrimp"
Willow Cove, Catalina Island, California
January 9, 2021

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