Michael Malice

There's something in that box of exquisite beauty, both literally and in what it symbolizes and why it is here.

That's a good point. You kind of hit me with the curveball. Yeah. Like for me, the most beautiful wildlife are what I call God's mistakes. Because my friend came up with that term where she's like, you know, God made these disgusting animals just threw in the bottom of the ocean. He's like, no one's ever going to see this.

That's a good point. You kind of hit me with the curveball. Yeah. Like for me, the most beautiful wildlife are what I call God's mistakes. Because my friend came up with that term where she's like, you know, God made these disgusting animals just threw in the bottom of the ocean. He's like, no one's ever going to see this.

That's a good point. You kind of hit me with the curveball. Yeah. Like for me, the most beautiful wildlife are what I call God's mistakes. Because my friend came up with that term where she's like, you know, God made these disgusting animals just threw in the bottom of the ocean. He's like, no one's ever going to see this.

The peacock mantis shrimp.

The peacock mantis shrimp.

The peacock mantis shrimp.

It's horrific though. So it has... I think eight legs, six arms, two punching claws or spearing claws, depending on the genus, two eyes, two antennae, two ear flaps. I don't know what they do. And its punch can be as strong as a bullet. And the other type with the spears, divers call them thumb splitters, because if you stick your finger near it, it'll cut your thumb down to the bone.

It's horrific though. So it has... I think eight legs, six arms, two punching claws or spearing claws, depending on the genus, two eyes, two antennae, two ear flaps. I don't know what they do. And its punch can be as strong as a bullet. And the other type with the spears, divers call them thumb splitters, because if you stick your finger near it, it'll cut your thumb down to the bone.

It's horrific though. So it has... I think eight legs, six arms, two punching claws or spearing claws, depending on the genus, two eyes, two antennae, two ear flaps. I don't know what they do. And its punch can be as strong as a bullet. And the other type with the spears, divers call them thumb splitters, because if you stick your finger near it, it'll cut your thumb down to the bone.

So I had one as a pet. All night, I would hear banging on the PVC pipe. And I've got to tell you, they have the best eyesight of any animal because they see in like seven different ways. And when you make eye contact with this thing, it's just absolutely terrifying. But you can eat them as sushi. They call them sea centipedes.

So I had one as a pet. All night, I would hear banging on the PVC pipe. And I've got to tell you, they have the best eyesight of any animal because they see in like seven different ways. And when you make eye contact with this thing, it's just absolutely terrifying. But you can eat them as sushi. They call them sea centipedes.

So I had one as a pet. All night, I would hear banging on the PVC pipe. And I've got to tell you, they have the best eyesight of any animal because they see in like seven different ways. And when you make eye contact with this thing, it's just absolutely terrifying. But you can eat them as sushi. They call them sea centipedes.

That species is, yeah.

That species is, yeah.

That species is, yeah.

Well, when you have a species that's that unique and that much of an outlier... Growing up, reading these books, watching these shows, I found this stuff so much more fascinating than space, which is dead. So to be able to have this specimen in your house and just observe its behavior is just an amazing thing. Why did you get rid of it? I didn't have, I guess, the right minerals in the mix.

Well, when you have a species that's that unique and that much of an outlier... Growing up, reading these books, watching these shows, I found this stuff so much more fascinating than space, which is dead. So to be able to have this specimen in your house and just observe its behavior is just an amazing thing. Why did you get rid of it? I didn't have, I guess, the right minerals in the mix.

Well, when you have a species that's that unique and that much of an outlier... Growing up, reading these books, watching these shows, I found this stuff so much more fascinating than space, which is dead. So to be able to have this specimen in your house and just observe its behavior is just an amazing thing. Why did you get rid of it? I didn't have, I guess, the right minerals in the mix.

It died. It had a problem molting once. Yeah, it couldn't molt correctly. Wow. Do you miss it? Think about it still? I do think about it, to be honest. I still have a pair of its punching appendages from when it molted.