4. CRUSTACEAN INFO…
Crustaceans have an external skeleton
or exoskeleton.
Crustaceans have 4 body parts: eyes, a
ntennas, mouthparts, and swimmerets.
All crustaceans have 4 antennas (large
and small).
Like all arthropods, they have jointed l
egs.
6. COOL LOBSTER FACTS
Lobsters are cold b
looded; their body
temp depends on th
e temp of the wate
r.
Most Lobsters are
nocturnal.
The biggest lobster
caught weighed ove
r 44 pounds.
Lobsters may live t
o be 100 years old.
8. INFO ON CRABS
Crabs have many senses t
hat help them to find foo
d and stay out of the way
of enemies.
Would you believe that a
crab has 3 different sets
of jaws? They help to cho
mp and crush the crab’s f
ood into tiny pieces that a
re easy to digest.
All crabs have two pairs o
f antennae on their heads
. The long pair help the c
rab to feel its way aroun
d the dark. The short ant
ennae allow the crab to s
mell and taste the water.
There are about 4,500 di
fferent kinds of crabs.
10. WANT SOME SHRIMP?
There are over 2,000 different species of shrimp
worldwide. Shrimp range from a small fraction of a
n inch to 9 inches long. Shrimp are eaten by many
animals, including many fish, birds, octopi, squid, cu
ttlefish, and people
11. MORE SHRIMP INFO
Female shrimp lay over 1,000 eggs, wh
ich are attached to her swimming legs
. The shrimp emerge as tiny floating o
rganisms. After growing, they sink to
the bottom, where they will live. As a
shrimp grows, it often molts (losing it
s old shell and growing a new one.)
13. Barnacles are crustaceans that don’t go anywh
ere. They stick to rocks and other solid object
s and stick out their legs to catch food floatin
g by.
14. BARNACLES ?????
Barnacles are usually
found in warm waters
. You can find them a
ttached to ship botto
ms, wharf piles, rock
s, whales, large fish a
nd shellfish. Since th
ey are attached to ro
cks, they are depend
ent on the tides to b
ring food to them.
