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What Does a Phronima Do?

Maya Lin-Takahashi • • 7 min read
What Does a Phronima Do?

Phronima sedentaria is a type of hyperiid amphipod, or small crustacean, that preys on gelatinous plankton, such as salps

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Holoplankton are organisms that are planktic (they live in the water column and cannot swim against a current) for their entire life cycle. ... Examples of holoplankton include some diatoms, radiolarians, some dinoflagellates, foraminifera, amphipods, krill, copepods, and salps, as well as some gastropod mollusk species.
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. The free-floating organism is equipped with claw-like appendages that slice open its victims, enabling the creature to crawl in and devour the soft tissues from the inside out.

What is a pram bug?

Pram bug Phronima sp. is a nasty deep-sea amphipod that carves its home from the guts of an unfortunate salp. It's small, less than one inch, but like most amphipods, its ugly and ferocious. ... Pram bugs usually inhabit the deep-sea, but they have been known to invade Scotland.

What are xenomorphs based off of?

Parasitoid wasps are said to have inspired the creation of the Xenomorph alien in the movie franchise. In their natural environment, these wasps play important roles in regulating the populations of their insect hosts, and have been used in agricultural crops to control caterpillar pests.

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Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.