Can a mantis shrimp hurt a human?
Can a mantis shrimp hurt a human? The fishermen consider the mantis shrimp dangerous and avoid direct contact with them on account of the associated risk. We describe five reports of human injuries caused by these animals: four by the claws and one by the tail spikes. Are mantis shrimps bad? Shrimp aren't safe with any. If you feed it well it may be lazy and not attack anything but chances are sooner or later it will make a move on some living thing you like. They may move coral frags around building their burrow but they don't specifically target...