Peppermint shrimp larva (Lysmata wurdemanni). Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the eye (spherical, dark) and feeler (foreground, light)

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Peppermint shrimp larva (Lysmata wurdemanni). Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the eye (spherical, dark) and feeler (foreground, light) of a peppermint shrimp larva. These shrimps are about 5 centimetres in size as adults, with transparent bodies and a multitude of red stripes. They are usually found in the Indo-Pacific area, living in the vertical shafts of a reef or in the cores of pipe sponges. Magnification: x150 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 3164px × 3952px
Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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