There ain’t many marsh critters around here that I haven’t seen, but this is a new one to me. Caught in a mud minnow trap in GA. Looks like a cross between a shrimp and lobster with long skinny arms. Anybody know?
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I forgot the name but it will slice you like a razor blade.
big dog
Mantas shrimp
big dog
Not a mantis shrimp. It looks more like a freshwater prawn to me.
looks like a pistol shrimp
I think i’ve seen one before but didn’t think much of it. Looks like a “Long Clawed River Prawn” but they’re supposedly from south of the border (not the one @ NC/SC border) and freshwater.
2012 Scout 177
Yamaha 70
Definitely NOT a mantis shrimp.
It does look like a pic I saw about a year ago warning about an invasive specie that was being raised coastally and was suspected to have been accidentally introduced into our waters.
If you still have it, you may want to give a call to the DNR. As for the actual specie, I can’t say, I don’t remember what the “thing” I read said, but RedTide’s suggestion sounds about right.
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I had some remains of one in my minnow trap a couple weeks ago up the Ashley. Definitely a type of freshwater prawn.
Iain Pelto
Sea Hunt Triton 160 w/ 90 ETEC “JB3”
Native Manta Ray 14
Thanks for the replies.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
How did it taste? 
Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
It is a freshwater shrimp they live in freshwater but their eggs and larvae must be in low salinity water to hatch and survive. This species, Macrobrachium ohioni, is native to SC and this specimen is a Male. The wildlife department experimented with raising the much larger non native species, rosenbergii, in ponds in the late 1970’s early 80’s
I eat 'em every time I go to China - River prawn. Pretty tasty. Mantis shrimp are good eats too.
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Great info hungryneck, that’s exactly what it is. Thanks!
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
How’d it taste Larry?
Something called ohio-ni is invading SC?
This does not surprise me at all.
Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
Hahaha The ABSOLUTE first thing that came to my mind…
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Originally posted by HoofArdedSomething called ohio-ni is invading SC?
This does not surprise me at all.
Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
2012 Scout 177
Yamaha 70
scissor hand shrimp 
prawn
the mantis to me look like a flattened lobster body minus the claws and with a square head. they are definatly bad boys and can hurt you! …but make good bait. Bass yumm yumm:)
miss’n fish’n
212 SEAHUNT CC
Sea Squirt 16
That is called the "Ohio " shrimp. A fresh and low salinity prawn.
Yes prawn not mantis
Pat Condon
“Carla Dee”