The weather wasn't ideal for taking photos but for the people who asked on my last post—here's the surprised barn who always seems to gasp in shock when she sees you drive by!
Hailing from the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, the cleaner shrimp has a very important role in the coral reef community. Also known as the scarlet skunk cleaner, this crustacean sensation uses its bright coloration to advertise its services to large fish.
The shrimp sets up shop on the reef at a “cleaning station” where other shrimp and fish cleaners gather. When a “client” fish arrives, the tiny shrimp can slide in and out of gill slits, inside the mouth, and roam all about the fish’s body, removing dead skin and parasites.
This cleaning arrangement is symbiotic—the shrimp gets to pick tasty treats off the fish, and the fish gets groomed. Shrimp come in handy when you don’t have hands 🤷
you know how sports fans will use first person plural when talking about their favorite team? i fully believe that one day, long into his pro career some asshole approaches neil and starts saying something like "i can't belive you lost us the game, we could've beat them" etc etc and neil just lifts an eyebrow and says something like "we? who the fuck is 'we'? sorry, i must have missed you on the lineup"