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shrimpCrustacean related to the prawn. It has a cylindrical, semi-transparent body, with ten jointed legs. Some shrimps grow as large as 25 cm/10 in long. The European common shrimp Crangon vulgaris is greenish, translucent, has its first pair of legs ending in pincers, possesses no rostrum (the beaklike structure which extends forwards from the head in some crustaceans), and has comparatively shorter antennae than the prawn. Synalpheus regalis, a shrimp that lives within sponges in the coral reefs of Belize, was discovered in 1996 to live in social colonies with a structure resembling that of social insects, such as ants. All are the offspring of a single reproductive female; care of young is cooperative; and larger individuals act to defend the colony. |
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Grazing cattle may help maintain the wetland habitat that is necessary for endangered fairy shrimp and tiger salamanders. The little-known Cruzan Mesa vernal pools are the only locations in Los Angeles County where the endangered Riverside fairy shrimp are known to flourish, according to a new study commissioned by the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning. The lawsuit also seeks to overturn a smaller critical habitat designation for the San Diego fairy shrimp. |
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