Say 'Cheese!' (Gallery)

Roy Caldwell © 2014

 

 

 

In this picture, you can get a side view of the eyes and the stalk like structures supporting them.

 

 

                                                                                                                         

 

Roy Caldwell © 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you can see a the dorsal view of the

P. ciliata.  This gives you a visual of the 6 part segmentation all of the organisms in Pseudosquillae family as well as the antennae and swimmerets.

 

                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                              

 

Roy Caldwell © 2014

 

 

 

 

 

This photo is a ventral view of the mantis shrimp. Here again, you can see the antennae, swimmerets, and segmentation.

 

 

 

        
                                                                                                                



Roy Caldwell © 2005 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this picture you see the P. ciliata curled up so the head is protected by the tail.  This makes use of the hard exoskeleton. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






Roy Caldwell © 2005

 

 

 

Here is yet another dorsal view where you can see the segmentation, stalk structured eyes, and appendages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

Kent Miller © 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P. ciliata crawls along the sandy bottom of shallow water.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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