Shrimp, in addition to being a tasty addition to many cuisines around the world, is sometimes used as an insult to call a person small or short. But did you know there are over 2,000 species of shrimp ...

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Some of the freshwater species deemed at high risk bear exotic names such as the mini blue bee shrimp of Sulawesi ... of Arkansas and fishes such as the shortnose sucker of Oregon and California and ...

In May 2024, Clear Lake, California’s largest freshwater lake, which is next to an abandoned mercury mine, turned a sickly shade of emerald green, capturing the attention of NASA scientists and ...

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of ... Decapods are a large group of crustaceans that include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. While many species live in the sea, plenty ...

Officials with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife say that as part of a broader initiative to expand the release ...

A mantis shrimp's punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

Insights from probing the shock-absorbing layer within the crustacean’s club-like claw could inspire the design of tough new ...

It’s tiny, it’s silver and it’s at the center of a decades-long controversy over California’s water system. It’s the delta ...

How mantis shrimp withstands shock of its .22 caliber bullet punch, study reveals Mantis shrimp are colorful creatures with an incredibly powerful punch — comparable to a .22 caliber bullet. This ...