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Take a Minute III: Purple-blotched mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris)

It’s time to to relax again, and “Take a Minute” with the third clip of our series for visual meditation (longer description below). This 1-minute film is a visual treat on multiple levels. Beautifully captured, you can focus on the eyes of a purple-blotched mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus latirostris) and slowly discover more and more of this fascinating marine creature while the camera is zooming out. Take a Minute to look deep into the eyes of this juvenile mantis shrimp. Mantis shrimps have the most complex eyes and visual system so far discovered in the animal kingdom. It’s almost like they can look into another dimension. ;) The eyes on long stalks can be moved individually resulting in almost 360°view. Each eye can gauge depth and distance on its own by focusing on objects with three separate regions (trinocular vision). While human eyes have three types of photoreceptor cells, they have between 12 and 16 types. Mantis shrimp can perceive wavelengths of light ranging from deep ultraviolet (UVB) to far-red (300 to 720 nm), including fluorescent and polarized light. This creature does not only amaze divers and photographers alike, but also scientists and engineers as they are learning more about the way these eyes function: “Six species of mantis shrimp have been reported to be able to detect circularly polarized light, which has not been documented in any other animal, and whether it is present across all species is unknown. Some of their biological quarter-waveplates perform more uniformly over the visual spectrum than any current man-made polarising optics, and this could inspire new types of optical media that would outperform the current generation of Blu-ray Disc technology.” - Wikipedia: Mantis shrimp This juvenile purple-blotched mantis shrimp is a smasher. With their two raptorial appendages or clubs they can punch with the speed of a gunshot from a .22 caliber rifle. This rapid strike generates vapor-filled bubbles in the water between the appendage and the striking surface, called cavitation bubbles. These bubbles collapse and produce a measurable second hit after the instant forces of 1,500 newtons of the punch itself. Even if the initial blow misses the target, the shock wave of the collapsing cavitation bubble can be strong enough to stun or kill the prey. This sequence was filmed in February 2020. We found this stunning critter in the bay of Amed on Bali (Indonesia). More to come! So please subscribe to our channel. Clip series: Take a Minute In this video series, we invite you to “Take a Minute” to relax and refresh your mind and soul with visual meditation. Take a 1-minute break from whatever you are doing to immerse yourself in the beauty of our blue planet. For this minute, Yoeri selects one long shot to allow you to fully focus on one creature, cultural site, land- or seascape. Dive into the scene, feel the energy, open your heart, connect to the subject, look for details or simply get carried away! Be here now. Take this one minute to fully be there, instead of analysing the past or planning the future. It is quite interesting to see how long and relaxing one minute can be as soon as we stay in that moment - fully aware, fully present, fully relaxed. Observing one long scene, in contrary to the bombardment of pictures, news and fast cuts we are getting on a daily basis, helps to calm us down, to ground and centre us. Sometimes all it takes is 1 minute to recharge. We start of with an underwater reef shot because diving is our form of active meditation. Underwater we find happiness in the present moment. There are so many healing and soothing factors to the ocean. There is so much we love about diving and nature. #underwater #relax #meditation #TakeaMinute #diving #travel #best #mantisshrimp #Indonesia #bali #nature #macro #PanasonicLumix #GH5s #Nauticam