A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A pistol shrimp blowing a blast of water a speed of 100km/h with temp 9900C


If someone adds a pic, I'd appreciate it - I'm getting an error message when I try. picked by DaftGretel 3 years ago

"The key to top quality is individual shrimp processing. Every Jonsson machine automatically adjusts to each shrimp, gently peeling and de-veining it in the style selected.

Shrimp are placed in a plastic tray. The rest is automatic." picked by c1010010 3 years ago

A super-fit shrimp has become a massive internet hit after learning to run on a treadmill as part of a unique science experiment. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

No, it isn't a cracker-jack toy. Instead they found what appeared to be a rat's head in a bag of food maker Nong Shim's popular brand of shrimp cracker snacks. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to being a serial shrimp shoplifter at a New Hampshire supermarket, but hasn't explained why he couldn't stay away from the frozen fish. picked by kakana 8 months ago

A Texan woman has dialled 911 because she didn't get enough shrimp in her fried rice. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

First it was bluefin tuna, then Playboy bunnies, then the world’s wheat crop. Now the Great Barrier Reef is going to be gone in 20 years, according to marine scientist Charlie Veron.
Once carbon dioxide had hit the levels predicted for between 2030 and 2060, all coral reefs were doomed to extinction, he said. “They would be the world’s first global ecosystem to collapse.” picked by Bingo 5 months ago

24 new species of fish, 20 new species of coral, and 8 new species of shrimp were discovered in Bangkok Thailand. A shark that walks on its fins, a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis were just two of the new discoveries found while "combing through an uderwater fauna off Indonesia's Papua province" this Monday. picked by iduffee 3 years ago

Planned to be used to measure shrimp health when habitats are infected with pathogens, pollutants.

Plus it keeps them fit. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Check out this athletic shrimp. This is real! picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

This first heady plunge into the Barrier Reef is enough alone to call it great, but its greatness also extends some two thousand kilometres from the tip of Papua New Guinea right down the coast of Queensland almost as far as Brisbane. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A bungee-jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker has won the 'best job in the world' - as a 'caretaker' for a string of sun-kissed islands along Australia's famous Great Barrier Reef. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A prawn which can make a sound louder than a jet engine has been found in British waters.

Pistol shrimps - which stun their prey by snapping their claws together to create a deafening 'crack' - normally live in the sub-tropics. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Will you put these lovely creatures in a tank or will you serve these for dinner? picked by cactushair 8 months ago

New bandages (edible too!), now in use by the military, and soon to be in stores, uses a derivative of chitin found in shellfish exoskeletons to stop bleeding quickly. Does not trigger allergies in people allergic to shellfish. picked by TheBlueFrog 3 years ago

The pet that completely takes care of itself, Ecopshere! With a balance of shrimp, algae, and micro-organisms the tiny glass bubble can stay alive for years! I have one and its about a year old and its still alive and going strong. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago