Glass Shrimp

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Glass Shrimp
Palaemonetes
By Mrs. Kennedy
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Glass Shrimp

• Glass shrimp are also known as grass shrimp,
  popcorn shrimp, glass pawns, hardbacks, and
  jumpers. They can reach a length of
  53millimeters.
• Glass shrimp are completely transparent
• except for their eyes.

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Habitat

• Glass Shrimp are
• freshwater
• shrimp found in
• many large rivers
• in the United
• States. They are
• found from northwestern
• Mexico, north to the
• Great Lakes and east
• to Florida.

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Food Source

• Glass shrimp are an important part of the food
  web. The glass shrimp eats algae, plants, and
  both live and dead animals. When present, it is
  an important food for fish, especially small fish
  that hide in vegetation.