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Come over here, my storm is calling
Then I spent the day feeling awful and listless, to the point of not even being able to stare at something reasonably mindless in the afternoon. I did take a quiz courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in order to find out what kind of shrimp I would be:
LE GASP! There's a shrimposter among us! You're a pelagic red crab, a.k.a. a tuna shrimp or a lobster krill—an enigma wrapped in mystery with a multifaceted solution to life's demands! You're a conscientious cultural chameleon, able to fit in with most any group without quite matching any of them perfectly. Adaptable, earnest, and with a great sense of humor, you bridge groups with your ability to understand their subtleties in ways they may not notice themselves. You’re the best of many worlds… or at least a functional amalgamation of some neat features.
There is, scientifically, no true definition of a shrimp. It's a common name applied to many different kinds of crustaceans, and not indicative of a true phylogeny. Generally speaking, 'shrimp' and 'prawns' in the Caridean crustacean infraorder are distinguished by a few physical features—but large shrimp are often called 'prawns' for marketing purposes, regardless of their taxonomy. When it comes to common names, 'shrimp' can mean anything—which works out great if you're shrimply looking to blend in and enjoy a life of shrimplicity.
They do look pretty snazzy. And presumably taste good.
LE GASP! There's a shrimposter among us! You're a pelagic red crab, a.k.a. a tuna shrimp or a lobster krill—an enigma wrapped in mystery with a multifaceted solution to life's demands! You're a conscientious cultural chameleon, able to fit in with most any group without quite matching any of them perfectly. Adaptable, earnest, and with a great sense of humor, you bridge groups with your ability to understand their subtleties in ways they may not notice themselves. You’re the best of many worlds… or at least a functional amalgamation of some neat features.
There is, scientifically, no true definition of a shrimp. It's a common name applied to many different kinds of crustaceans, and not indicative of a true phylogeny. Generally speaking, 'shrimp' and 'prawns' in the Caridean crustacean infraorder are distinguished by a few physical features—but large shrimp are often called 'prawns' for marketing purposes, regardless of their taxonomy. When it comes to common names, 'shrimp' can mean anything—which works out great if you're shrimply looking to blend in and enjoy a life of shrimplicity.
They do look pretty snazzy. And presumably taste good.
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I'm sorry about the rotten fatigue.
I took the shrimp test in solidarity. I am a skeleton shrimp, well-armored relative of the sand flea - both homey and unheimlich.
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Thank you! I will do my best to hang out and eat plankton.
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They look spectral and elegant!
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Right? Now I want, cannibalistically, to feed upon my fellows, tartar sauce optional.
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That's actually rather magnificent. The tardigrade of the Salton Sea.
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I keep forgetting this weird historical fact, not so much because of the milkshake duck element, but because what.
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Thank you! I would really enjoy clinging to some seaweed right now.
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Thank you! I did sleep, which must be useful even if it doesn't feel like it.
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Thank you. It is annoying. I had things beyond the usual which I wanted to do.
I took the shrimp test in solidarity. I am a skeleton shrimp, well-armored relative of the sand flea - both homey and unheimlich.
Those sounds like good things to be!
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I didn't actually know the term was a scientific catch-all, which I find neat.
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Thank you!
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Obviously, I wanted to be a mantis shrimp with incredible colour vision, but I will take it.
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You're most welcome! What did you rate?
(Thank you.)
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