A magical wizardy zookeeper comes to you and says you can be bitten by a radioactive ________. You get to choose what kind of radioactive animal bites you. And just like Spider-Man, you will get superpowers based on some of the traits associated with that animal.
What animal would you choose?
My choice: the mantis shrimp.
Mantis shrimps have SUPER advanced eyes. Each one of their eyes is trinocular and they can detect 12 wavelengths of color (human eyes can only detect 3). Vision like this might not give me super-dangerous powers but it would still be AMAZING. Imagine being able to see nine different colors that other humans can't even imagine.
Mantis shrimps are also basically the best punchers in the world for their size. They kill prey by punching so fast that water is forced out of the way, forming a tiny vacuum bubble, so then even if the punch misses the target the shockwave of the imploding bubble might still kill the prey.
Also, the exoskeleton on their arms is so tough that scientists have been studying its cell structure to create better body armor for troops.
So now my powers would include being able to see EVERYTHING with phenomenal depth perception and in colors others can't even comprehend, and having near-indestructible mega-punch arms that could send Superman into orbit.
What would you choose?
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