Tiger Shrimp

MOTHER OF SHRIMP

Diet

• These omnivorous scavengers and opportunistic carnivores eat anything from algae, to small crustaceans, mollusks, and polychaeta worms

Agility

• Can escape in a flash with rapid flicks of tail sending themselves backwards

Defense Mechanisms

• Has a spear-like horn on the top of their head called a rostrum

• Will also try to hide from predators by burying themselves in the sediment or vegetation

Superpower

• One of the largest shrimp species, reaching up to 13 inches in length and weighing up to a pound