#shrimptember Day 14: Soft Coral Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii)

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Day 13 of Eldiego's Shrimptember and it's the Spiny Tiger Shrimp 🐅!

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#shrimptember Day 13: Spiny Tiger Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalma)

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#shrimptember Day 12: Zebra mantis shrimp (Lysiosquilla maculata)

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#shrimptember Day 11: Flat Elbow Crab (Aethra edentata)

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#shrimptember Day 10: Reef lobster (Enoplometopus)

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SHRIMPtember 🦐 The giant seed shrimp is not a true shrimp but an ostracod (imagine a crustacean that wanted to be a clam). Its ridiculously large eyes help it find prey in the deep darkness it inhabits.
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#shrimptember Day 9: Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani)

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SHRIMPtember 🦐 The Ascension volcano shrimp lives in two small pools of saltwater in Ascension Island. Unlike most shrimp, they lack grabby claws.
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#shrimptember Day 8: Seed Shrimp

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SHRIMPtember 🦐 The blind shrimp is not actually blind! On its back is a light-sensitive patch that acts sort of like an eye. The shrimp lives near hydrothermal vents, and the symbiotic bacteria it hosts provides it with nutrients.

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#shrimptember Day 7: Bigclaw Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis)

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Day 3 of Shrimptember was Ranina Ranina, the Spanner Crab or Red Frog Crab.

These crabs differ from other crabs in that they walk forwards and backwards, rather than side to side.

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Shrimptember day 2 was Triops Longicaudatus, the Longtail Tadpole Shrimp.

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#shrimptember Day 6: Purple climber crab (Metopograpsus)

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#shrimptember Day 5: Japanese Skeleton Shrimp (Caprella mutica)

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#shrimptember Day 3: Spanner Crab (Ranina ranina)

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SHRIMPtember 🦐 The shell mimic shrimp hides in plain sight by pretending to be a crusty old snail shell. They're also tiny (around 1cm long), so they're hard to find.
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