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Shrimp Are you curious about shrimps? Have you wondered what they eat while you watch your parents eat them? Did you know what family they belong to? Did you know that the shrimp changes form? Keep reading and you'll be shocked. Shrimps have a diet most sea creatures would not care to have. They don’t eat much, but everything eats them. This sea creature eats the waste at the bottom of the sea. They help clean the ocean floor. The shrimp don’t swim much either. They have a limited diet, but are useful. This sea creature belongs to a family. These shellfish are part of the crustacean family along with crabs and lobsters. Shrimp are also a food source for many sea creatures such as the Chinook salmon. This sea creature is well liked by other families. The shrimp have a fascinating life cycle. The type of shrimp that changes from a boy to a girl is a prawn. After a year of being a boy the prawn changes to a girl and then she can have babies for the rest of her life. She will lay hundreds of tiny little eggs. This makes them the most unique. Shrimp are fascinating creatures. They lay hundreds of tiny eggs. When shrimp are born they are boys. Without shrimp many creatures would die. |