{"id":75896,"date":"2025-12-01T12:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75896"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:52:33","slug":"bamboo-shrimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bamboo-shrimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamboo Shrimp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bamboo Shrimp Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of researchers rediscovered Indian populations of the bamboo shrimp in Karnataka and Odisha after 72 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bamboo Shrimp<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a medium-sized <\/span><b>freshwater shrimp native<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Southeast Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Common names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wood Shrimp, Flower Shrimp, Singapore Wood, Marble Shrimp and Asian Fan Shrimp.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Characteristics<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The color of their body <\/span><b>changes according to their mood.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It becomes brighter when they are happy, while it fades when they are in a bad mood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>amphidromous species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i.e the <\/span><b>larvae develop in brackish water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before returning to freshwater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>primarily nocturnal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spending daylight hours sheltering under rocks or driftwood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>adapted to live in fast-moving streams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rivers, using their strong legs to cling to rocks and other surfaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These shrimps are found in various <\/span><b>countries of Southeast Asia.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Their distribution range includes Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat: <\/b>It is a <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">social invertebrate commonly found in <\/span><b>fast-flowing streams and rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This omnivorous<\/span><b> filter feeder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shrimp species feeds on water algae and microscopic organisms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Adaptation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is distinctive within their genus due to their <\/span><b>specialised feeding technique.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These shrimp are <\/span><b>filter feeders,<\/b> <b>using fan-like structures on their limbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to filter out particles of edible material from flowing water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/bangalore\/shrimp-species-rediscovered-karnataka-odisha-72-years-10393444\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bamboo Shrimp is a medium-sized freshwater shrimp native to Southeast Asia. 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