@mbari_news: Our favorite yoga pose--the shrimp squat. ⁠ ⁠ Researchers often find these small shrimp, Hymenopenaeus doris, hanging upside down, motionless in the water. ⁠ ⁠ While performing this “zombie-like“ behavior, the shrimp look a lot like a discarded exoskeleton sinking slowly through the dark midwater. Scientists speculate that the shrimp might reduce their chances of being eaten by mimicking a sinking molt.⁠ ⁠ This odd behavior might also be an adaptation to conserve energy since the shrimp live at depths where the seawater contains very little oxygen. Animals found in low-oxygen environments have a harder time moving rapidly or for long distances. #MBARI #DeepSea #DeepOcean #fyp #ShrimpSquat

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