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THE SHRIMP
SHRIMP THAT
THAT LOST
LOST
ITS
ITS EYES
EYES
TEAM #2
Group: 511
Arén Sánchez María Elena (Team Leader)
Ávila Villegas Mario
Mendez Cisneros Diego Alfredo
Oroza Carrillo Fatima Montserrat
Vargas Vargas Frida Itzel

-Without eyes
-Complete darkness

-Lonely
-Fast evolution

-Depth

surface shrimp
Shrimp and lobsters that have lived in deep, dark
caves revealed that evolution has caused failure
in the visual parts of the brain.

The animals were preserved rather than alive,

so the team was unable to observe their tiny
brains in action.

The researchers have discovered than the areas of

the touch and smell are the best than the area of the
vision. Dark caves in the
ocean.

The study provides the first anatomical description of these

animals' brains

The blind shrimp is characterized by its way of life, but what

are its distinctive features ...

His exoskeleton is almost transparent.

It is 3.15 cm long and has very long antennae in front.
You shed your exoskeleton every 40-50 days.
It has a lot of similarity to the river crab.
Does not have eyes.

It's adaptation is due to their habitad.

Lives in isolation.
It is spent alone in deep caves, for the
light does not need it for their survival.
They don't need much food.
It is one of the smallest shrimp.
Needs the least temperature to survive.

Vision maybe an advantage, but not an

essential aspect of life for them
This species of shrimp is one of the animals
that has most adapted to its environment
without the need for a long time
The constant changes over time taught us
that evolution is not fixed or linear since
each part that makes up a species branches.

references

Feltman, R. (2015, 8 abril). Thanks to evolution, blind cave-dwellers are rapidly losing the visual parts of their brains.
Washington Post. Recuperado 10 de noviembre de 2021, de https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-
science/wp/2015/04/08/thanks-to-evolution-blind-cave-dwellers-are-rapidly-losing-the-visual-parts-of-their-brains/

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT. (s. f.). Kentucky Cave Shrimp | Office for Environmental
Programs Outreach Services. Recuperado 14 de noviembre de 2021, de
https://oepos.ca.uky.edu/content/kentucky-cave-shrimp

Webb, B. J. (2015, 8 abril). Cave crustaceans «losing visual brain». BBC News. Recuperado 14 de noviembre de
2021, de https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31988721