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Skeleton Shrimp with fluffy babies - Caprella sp This Skeleton Shrimp, as its name imply, is small in size, usually 1 cm or smaller and very thin like a needle.<br />
In the picture, the whitish stuff is the babies, hanging on the mother.<br />
It is hardly possible to ID them, so mostly refers to them as Caprella sp. Geotagged,Malapascua,Philippines,Shrimp,Skeleton Shrimp,Spring,cebu Click/tap to enlarge

Skeleton Shrimp with fluffy babies - Caprella sp

This Skeleton Shrimp, as its name imply, is small in size, usually 1 cm or smaller and very thin like a needle.
In the picture, the whitish stuff is the babies, hanging on the mother.
It is hardly possible to ID them, so mostly refers to them as Caprella sp.

    comments (2)

  1. Fascinating! Posted 8 years ago
    1. Yes, they are.
      I will post other pics of them,
      They can come in variety of colours; yellow, white, black, brown, orange, red, other colours and shades in between.
      Posted 8 years ago

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Uploaded Jun 10, 2017. Captured May 3, 2013 10:44 in Unnamed Road, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/4.9
  • 1/100s
  • ISO125
  • 37.1mm