The top 5 biggest shrimp ever caught were caught off the coast of Florida.

An enormous shrimp, measuring a whopping 18 inches long caught off the coast of Florida is thought to be the fearsome mantis shrimp with a claw so powerful it can break aquarium glass.

A fisherman on the Atlantic side of the sunshine state caught a creature that can't be called a "shrimp."

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, it is likely to be a type of crustacean called a mantis shrimp, which has a spring loaded hammerlike claw and can travel at speeds of 50 miles an hour.It is designed to break the prey's shell.

Steve Bargeron caught it and noted the powerful strike of its tail, which he steered clear of.

Several cases of mantis shrimp breaking aquarium glass as they use their claw to try and dig out have been reported by USA Today.

The 45 pound catch was hauled out of the bay on Thanksgiving day.There is a person named Timothy Elliott.

An unofficial world record yellow fin was caught in Cabo on the day of my rehearsal dinner, estimated at 400+ lbs, 7 feet long x 4.5 feet around.There is a person named Thomas Irwin.

This usually leads to their whacking the glass, chipping it, and causing a leak.

When they attack their reflection or try to hit a teasing finger at them, the glass usually breaks.

When your kid ignores the signs and taps on the glass at the downtown aquarium, watch out, that's all we're saying.