Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

World, you shall now celebrate, for lo, the mantis shrimp blogging has begun. My name is Mantis Shrimp Man, and I have requested and received from Irregular Times an Irregular Diary account, and a category within the Irregular Diaries that is devoted to mantis shrimps. That makes my category within the Irregular Diaries the world’s one and only mantis shrimp blog.

Tonight, I introduce the concept of the mantis shrimp to you through the scientific name of the mantis shrimp: Stomatopod

Stomatopod is a bit of a difficult word to remember until you break it down. It’s the word tomato with an S on the beginning, with a POD on the end. The way I think about it is that a stomatopod is like an iPod, except that it’s a tomato with a lisp. It’s an absurd enough idea to stick in my mind.

Is an iPodish tomato with a lisp really a good description for a mantis shrimp? Well, that’s what this mantis shrimp blog is really all about… sort of. Once you explore the fascinating life of the mantis shrimp deeply enough, however, you should be able to answer that question.