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[asylumdown]

hehe, all the mantis shrimp that arrive on our shores are sold as pets, there's none left over for the grocery store!

[11purewater]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

hehe, all the mantis shrimp that arrive on our shores are sold as pets, there's none left over for the grocery store!

Yes they're sold as Carribean lobster!

[daniella3d]

I paid 89$ for my peacock mantis shrimp...now that would be a really expensive meal!

I guess these things have more value as a pet than as a meal. I am willing to pay that much for my pet but I would never pay that much for one piece of meat.

Originally Posted by asylumdown

hehe, all the mantis shrimp that arrive on our shores are sold as pets, there's none left over for the grocery store!