Have you seen these crustaceans? Be sure to check them off when you do. Just when I was feeling pleased that I had covered many of the aquarium animals in my image library, I received a request for Striped Shrimp, King Crab and Decorator Crab. I threw in Sheephead Crab, for fun, since I wrote about Sheephead Fish yesterday. (correction: Striped Shrimp should be Banded Shrimp)
This is an excerpt from a scavenger hunt worksheet about exoskeletons. Yes, barnacles are crustaceans too! They just happen to be immobile as adults. Did you know that (according to my "Marine Biology Coloring Book", by Thomas Nieson) that the accumulation of barnacles to the bottom of boats can cause speed and fuel efficiency to decrease by 20 percent?
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