The peacock mantis shrimp has a life spam of 15-20 years. They start off as eggs that are held in the mothers clubbed claw. The first larval stage of this animal is nauplius, and the shrimp has an unsegmented body and a single eye. The protozoea is a free swimming larval stage Following this is mysis. The post-larva is characterised by the use of abdominal appendages for propulsion. The post-larva is usually similar to the adult .Juvenile is the stage right before the adult and is simply just a young shrimp. When the shrimp reaches the adult stage, it has complete its growth.