Laboratory research has shown that severing the nerve of the snapping claw induces the conversion of the small claw, resulting in a shrimp with two large claws, but this phenomenon of claw symmetry in snapping shrimp has only been documented once in nature.
Laboratory research has shown that severing the nerve of the snapping claw induces the conversion of the small claw, resulting in a shrimp with two large claws. This phenomenon of claw symmetry in snapping shrimp has only been documented once in nature.