Skeleton shrimp that looks like an alien (6 photos)

Thousands of different unusual creatures live in the ocean. Among them are ghost shrimp that look like creatures from another world.





Caprellids (Caprellidae) are called differently. Somebody calls them ghost shrimp due to the fact that among the algae they very difficult to see, someone calls them skeleton shrimp, and some are just sea goats. But neither to shrimp, nor even more so to caprellids have nothing to do with goats.



Caprellidae belong to the amphipod species and live in coastal zones of all oceans of the globe. These creatures grow up to five, more often than three cm in length and feed on plankton, crustacean larvae and simple microorganisms. The way of hunting is somewhat similar to hunting praying mantis - caprellida sits in ambush and waits for some insect swims close, then abruptly grabs the prey with its formidable grasping appendages. The wait can be very long. Among seaweed caprellid is very difficult to see, so the larvae They don't even know they are being hunted. But not always caprellide manages to catch a living organism, so sometimes she can calmly eat algae and microorganisms hooked on them



But not always Caprellida manages to catch a living organism, so sometimes she can safely eat algae and hooked on them microorganisms. In turn, caprellida serves as food for shrimp, shellfish and other ocean dwellers.



Interestingly, these creatures can mate in strictly a certain period of your life. It all depends on the hardness of the shell. The time when the shell has just hardened is the most opportune moment for mating.



When the shell is already very hard, continue the race not so easy anymore. This is due to the fact that the female carries eggs in brood chamber on the belly, formed by the thoracic segments of the shell. The babies hatch there. In some cases, after mating, the female kills his partner, who is often much larger females, with the help of poison (hello again to the praying mantises).

They remind you of someone, right?

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