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Welcome to the feature creature page. Here you will find short articles on different marine creatures. A new article will be featured each month.
Shrimps
Have you ever seen a shrimp in a rock pool? Well, lots of smaller ones live there. They can be quite hard to see during the day because they have transparent bodies that you can see right through, so they look just like the sand they are sitting on. They can be easier to find at night by torchlight as their eyes will glow red when the torchbeam hits them.
Shrimp, also known as prawns, are Crustaceans, and so they are related to the
crabs and lobsters. They are invertebrates and have no internal bony structures and
instead have an outer armour to make their shape. The shells of the tiny shrimps
found in rock pools are usually see-
Most rock pool shrimp are only about 4 cm long and are usually found under rocks or overhangs where they can hide from predators. If disturbed, they scoot backwards very quickly with a flick of their tail.
There are hundreds of species of shrimp, the best known being the ones that we humans eat, and also the krill found in arctic waters upon which the great whales feed.
Written by Jeannie Lawson