ghost shrimp
Americannoun
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From several types of frogs and a Madagascan dragonfly, to a ghost shrimp and prehistoric sea creature, the list is impressive.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
Calambokidis has been looking into what draws the Sounders to the area: ghost shrimp burrowed in the intertidal Snohomish River delta.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
John Chapman, an Oregon State University scientist, said the ghost shrimp sift the sediments as they feed, and this can end up burying oysters.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2019
Once they reached the mudflats, they put their heads down in about 2 meters of water and stirred up the sediment, sucking in both grit and thousands of ghost shrimp in one great, easy gulp.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 26, 2017
I turn around to see the smallest ghost shrimp standing hunch-shouldered at the top of the ramp.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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