Shrimps - Facts for Kids

A cleaner shrimp, likely of the genus Lysmata, standing on a sandy substrate. The small shrimp has a translucent body with vibrant red and white horizontal bands.

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Facts About Shrimps For Kids

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Shrimp belong to the scientific order Decapoda, which means “ten feet” in Latin, because they have ten legs like their cousins, the crabs and lobsters!

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