Baby mantis shrimp don't pull their punches
Mantis shrimp don't need baby food. They start their life as ferocious predators who know how to throw a lethal punch.
Plants & Animals
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Mantis shrimp larvae punch just like mom and dad
Adult mantis shrimp pack an explosive punch that can split water, but no crustacean emerges fully formed. Minute larvae can undergo six or seven transformations before emerging as fully developed adults and limbs and maneuvers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and federal regulators are considering whether to expand the rules, officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2021
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Algae-farming fish domesticate tiny shrimp to help run their farms
Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognizable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no pets. Domestication is a special kind of cooperative relationship, where ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 08, 2020
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Here's what 'thousands of floating eggs' look like on Utah's Great Salt Lake
A thick, chocolaty sludge has formed on Utah's Great Salt Lake, and state parks officials say talk of an oil slick is unfounded.
Ecology
Dec 07, 2020
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Secrets of 'smasher shrimp' property ladder revealed
Mantis shrimps carefully survey burrows before trying to evict rivals, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion
Researchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia's Calvert Island. The discovery represents the northern-most record of the parasite on the West Coast and is likely ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2020
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Tiny endangered shrimp may get big hand from environmental DNA testing
The San Diego fairy shrimp, a miniscule, puddle-dwelling crustacean that provides food for migrating birds, is nearing extinction as humans continue to encroach on its wetlands habitat. But a new approach to tracking the ...
Biotechnology
Aug 18, 2020
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Microplastics in shrimp harmless to animal health and no effects on consumption quality
A research team from the SEAaq group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona conducted analyses to determine whether the microplastics contaminating the Mediterranean Sea can also be found inside the organism of the deep-sea ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2020
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Technique fishes valuable nutrients out of shrimp processing water
The seafood industry requires large amounts of water for food processing. Before used water is discharged, some organic matter, including protein, is typically removed. This sludge is usually landfilled or converted into ...
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