國立自然科學博物館

雀尾螳螂蝦（peacock mantis shrimp），宛如孔雀般美麗色澤且讓人驚豔的海中生物，實際上居然是超級拳王！領域性極強。首先吸引我的目光的是牠環抱胸前的卵，牠正在翻動這些卵，為這些卵換氣清潔以維持健康狀態。這些卵已有眼睛，應該這幾天快孵化了。牠一發現人就趕快抱起卵縮進去洞穴中，雖然拍攝位置並不理想，仍幸運地捕捉到這華麗的孕婦守護下一代的珍貴畫面。

The peacock mantis shrimp, a stunningly beautiful marine organism, is actually a super boxer! It is extremely territorial. Its eggs, which it is cradling, caught my attention first. It is turning them over to aerate and keep them clean. These embryos have eyes and should hatch in the next few days. As soon as it spotted me, it quickly gathered the eggs and retreated into its burrow. Although my position was not ideal, I was fortunate to capture this precious scene of a mother mantis shrimp protecting its young.

攝影日期：2024年04月01日
攝影地點：墾丁合界
設備：A7RM4a 搭配90mm macro F10
設定：ISO100 1/250；後製使用Camera raw提升亮度陰影並做雜點消除。