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They're also dreaded in reef tanks. They're gnarly on coral and will decimate your anemone population. They usually come in on live rock.
I saw one that a local fish store had captured successfully. It had kicked hard enough that the guy needed stitches to his finger. They're mean little fuckers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezRCQZgVEec&feature=chann... And apparently quite common off the california coast. The fact that they aren't harvested says a lot about the difficulty...
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just posted the Mantis Shrimp ted talk: http://hubski.com/pub?id=16634 worth checking out if you haven't already.