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Dikerogammarus villosus, also known as the killer shrimp, [1] [2] is a species of amphipod crustacean native to the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe, but which has become invasive across the western part of the continent. In the areas it has invaded, it lives in a wide range of habitats and will prey on many other animals.
As of January 2011, it was the only site in England, and the first in the UK, to harbour the invasive killer shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus). [9] [10] Grafham Water is popular for a range of leisure activities including sailing, fly fishing and cycling.
Unlike most crustaceans, the mantis shrimp is a ruthless killer. Its two raptorial claws give it the look of a praying mantis, hence the name. They strike at the same speed as a bullet shot out of ...
Anomalocaris ("unlike other shrimp", or "abnormal shrimp") is an extinct genus of radiodont, an order of early-diverging stem-group marine arthropods.. It is best known from the type species A. canadensis, found in the Stephen Formation (particularly the Burgess Shale) of British Columbia, Canada.
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Marine environments can have inversions in their biomass pyramids. In particular, the biomass of consumers (copepods, krill, shrimp, forage fish) is generally larger than the biomass of primary producers. Because of this inversion, it is the zooplankton that make up most of the marine animal biomass.
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