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Skeleton Shrimp on a Hydroid

  • carlgwinn
  • 3 days ago
  • 1 min read
Skeleton Shrimp, Caprella sp.
Skeleton Shrimp, Caprella sp.

This skeleton shrimp spends clinging to a hydroid with the handy claw on his tail, waiting to see what delicious snacks might drift past. He reminds me of a Chinese proverb: "A peasant can wait a long time on the side of a hill with his mouth open, waiting for a roast duck to fly in." He is Caprella, a genus that contains about 170 species, according to Wikipedia.

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