| 1. | It is the only known pantropical stomatopod.
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| 2. | A single fossil stomatopod larva has been discovered, in the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen lithographic limestone.
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| 3. | It is the only native stomatopod to be fished for on a commercial scale in the Mediterranean.
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| 4. | When stranded by a low tide the 3 cm stomatopod lies on its back and performs backwards somersaults over and over.
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| 5. | Researchers estimate that the stomatopod acts as a true wheel around 40 % of the time during this series of rolls.
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| 6. | The collection of stomatopods he amassed is the largest in the world, and covers 90 % of the known species.
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| 7. | Larger schoolmaster snapper preferred smaller fish ( more than 50 % by weight ) and also ate crabs, shrimp, and stomatopods.
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| 8. | The Finned worm eel's diet consists of bony fish and benthic crustaceans such as crabs, shrimp, prawns, amphipods and stomatopods.
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| 9. | It should be noted that while stomatopods do not eat coral, the smashers can damage it if they wish to make a home within it.
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| 10. | It is most well known because when stranded by a low tide the 3 cm stomatopod lies on its back and performs backwards somersaults over and over.
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