Strange Crustacean (Mantis Shrimp)

[Berleyguts]

We found this crustacean that we’ve never seen before with some Aussie king prawns purchased from Woolworths today. Any idea what it is? I’ve put in the freezer in case I need to send it off to Fisheries.

(I wanted to put it in tonight’s laksa with the prawns, or at least in a stock, but the missus didn’t want a bar of it! 😂).

Photographed alongside a teaspoon for scale.

Edited June 20, 2020 by Blackfish

[Blackfish]

It's a Mantis Shrimp there BG.

Now there's lots of different Types, around 125 in Australia so as to that one, got Nuffin mate.

I found them up the NSW coast living in the zone where I've been Beach Worming so they turn up everywhere.

 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Blackfish

[61 crusher]

Mantis shrimp or prawn killer & yes it edible

Might as well put it to good use & throw it in tonight’s laksa just make sure it lands in your plate 😂

[Berleyguts]

Thanks guys! Mantis shrimp it is! That now rings a bell! Cheers!

Edited June 20, 2020 by Blackfish

[Blackfish]

20 minutes ago, Berleyguts said:

Thanks guys! Mantis shrimp it is! That now rings a bell! Cheers!

For the Mantis Shrimp it turns out to be the Dinner Bell. 😄 

[nutsaboutfishing]

They get bigger!!

Edited June 20, 2020 by nutsaboutfishing

[Berleyguts]

59 minutes ago, nutsaboutfishing said:

They get bigger!!

I just showed my wife that one. She wouldn’t want to touch it but she said she’d eat it! 😋😂

[wazatherfisherman]

Mantis shrimp make up a significant part of the diet of small Mulloway and are sold frozen as "killers". Several years ago they were on the front page of the Telegraph under the heading of "New Species Discovered in Sydney Harbour"- which made us all laugh as we used to get them live from Drummoyne Bait shop and have caught them several times on live prawns. They are often seen in summer scooting around lit wharves like Taronga Park.

[rickmarlin62]

We used to get some big specimens as bycatch  outside prawn trawling  for king prawns off newcastle  10/12 inch

[kingie chaser]

I guess if you'd never seen one before you would be cautious, as we are aware there are some pretty poisonous sea creatures out there.

A bit like many of the weird crustaceans out their, scampi, morton bay bugs, yabbies etc.  

 

Would be just as nice & sweet as the prawns, probably sweeter!

They were for sale the other day when I went to the local fish market for $24kg!!

 

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/mantis-shrimp-garlic-and-chilli

 

 

[Yowie]

I have found a couple inside the stomachs of jewies in Port Hacking.

[wazatherfisherman]

9 hours ago, kingie chaser said:

I guess if you'd never seen one before you would be cautious, as we are aware there are some pretty poisonous sea creatures out there.

A bit like many of the weird crustaceans out their, scampi, morton bay bugs, yabbies etc.  

 

Would be just as nice & sweet as the prawns, probably sweeter!

They were for sale the other day when I went to the local fish market for $24kg!!

 

https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/mantis-shrimp-garlic-and-chilli

 

 

Hi KC next time you see them that cheap buy a few! You're a gourmet chef, I bet you could turn them into a wonderful dish. 

I bought some real big ones one year to take up for the "Greenback" tournament at Cabarita Beach (there are other species prizes on offer also) and thought they might be good for some Jew. My mate's wife spotted them and said you guys won't even use them, you should leave them here and we'll put them on the bbq.

We did- they are really nice to eat, like a giant sweet prawn