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Pistol Shrimp Posted: 1 year ago by DaftGretel
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.
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Everything you always wanted to know about automated shrimp peeling... Posted: 2 years ago by c1010010
"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."
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Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Korean Shrimp Crackers - Now With Surprise Extra Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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Scientists put shrimp on a treadmill Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
Planned to be used to measure shrimp health when habitats are infected with pathogens, pollutants.
Plus it keeps them fit.
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Ecosphere! Posted: 9 months ago by muppetmaker
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.
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52 New Species of Marine life Discovered Posted: 2 years ago by iduffee
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.
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Would you like shrimp with your wound? Posted: 2 years ago by TheBlueFrog
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.
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Shrimp Boat Baby Posted: 1 year ago by buddha
Shrimp boat captain delivers baby at sea
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Can lobsters feel pain? Posted: 11 months ago by pocksucket
It looks like they can. So dropping them in a pan of boiling water may be a bad thing.
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Creature Survives Naked in Space Posted: 1 month ago by Bornbad
The water bears, known formally as tardigrades, have an ability similar to brine shrimp (also known as Sea Monkeys), which are familiar to many children for their ability to come to life after being sent to homes by mail-order.
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Man swims 12 hours for help after boat sinks off Australia Posted: 8 months ago by mutil8or
CANBERRA, Australia — A shrimp fisherman who swam 12 hours to shore to get help after his trawler sank, leaving him and his two crewmates clinging to flotsam, was hailed as a hero today.
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Overfishing of sharks makes scallops vanish: study Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
Overfishing of big sharks in the Atlantic has cut stocks by 99 percent, dooming North Carolina's bay scallop fishery and threatening other species including shrimp and crabs.
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It's 'Jaws IV' Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Bull shark sinks shrimp boat.
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