30 facts about shrimps

Shrimps are sea animals that can be eaten.

Let’s find out more about the shrimps!

1. Shrimps are decapod crustaceans.
2. They have elongated bodies.
3. They also have a primarily swimming mode of locomotion.
4. Any small crustacean that looks like a shrimp tends to be called as one.
5. Americans love shrimps since they eat approximately 1 billion pounds
6. Every year more than 5 billion pounds of shrimps are produced.
7. National Shrimp Scampi Day is celebrated every year on the 29th of April in the U.S.A.
8. The scampi shrimp is the one boiled.
9. But there is a specific National Shrimp Day for the Americans, and it is celebrated on the 9th of May.
10. On average a shrimp is 6 inches long.
11. The longest ever found was… 16 inches.
12. Shrimps are omnivorous, which means they can eat anything.
13. Some shrimps though are specialized for particular modes of feeding.
14. Shrimps live from a year up to 6.5.
15. There are 16 stages of life.
16. Shrimps are born from… eggs.
17. There are more than 128 species of shrimp.
18. Every shrimp is born male.
19. While they grow up they become either female or remain males.
20. The average shrimp has 10 legs.
21. An uncooked shrimp is called “green”.
22. Shrimps can be found almost in every seafloor such as coasts, rivers, and lakes.
23. Their colors are influenced by their inhabitants.
24. They do that in order to fit in with surroundings.
25. The ones in tropical or sub-tropical habitats are brightly colored.
26. They swim forward by paddling with swimmerets.
27. Their brains are very small as expected.
28. Despite that fact, they tend to show complex behaviors.
29. A female shrimp may lay 1.500 to 14.000 eggs.
30. Shrimps are eaten by other fish or whales.