hare go
this is how to tell them apart:
An important difference between penaeids and carideans, besides the way they reproduce, is in the way the segments of the abdomen (tail) overlap. In penaeids (prawns) the sides of all segments overlap the segment behind, like roof tiles. In carideans (shrimps) the sides of the second segment overlap both the one before and the one after (see drawing). And in prawns the first three of the five pairs of legs on the body have small pincers, while in shrimps only two pairs are claw-like. In some shrimps one or other of the first two pairs of legs is bigger than the other whereas in prawns all the legs are similar lengths.
Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on January 26th 2011 at 18:19:18
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- shrimp Kashmiri masala (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 17:42:38
- ive just realised I dont know the difference between prawns and shrimps (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:04:20
- shrimps are more tiddly (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 26, 18:10:50
- hmm no, shrimps can be much bigger. The two words are used for both by most people (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:16:44
- right (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:13:50
- hare go (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:19:18
- you said "see drawing" but you forgot to do it (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:22:52
- frig, I shut the link down now (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:25:54
- lol. fine (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:31:54
- no worries, glad it all became crystal clear in the end (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:33:10
- lol. fine (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:31:54
- frig, I shut the link down now (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:25:54
- you said "see drawing" but you forgot to do it (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:22:52
- hare go (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:19:18
- they mean different things to different people (General Chat) - Huge Small, Jan 26, 18:05:57
- im just surprised to hear that lobsters use either term (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:06:50
- shrimps are more tiddly (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 26, 18:10:50
- Bravo!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 26, 17:56:55
- *bows* (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 26, 18:01:40
- ive just realised I dont know the difference between prawns and shrimps (General Chat) - jampersands, Jan 26, 18:04:20
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