Physiology
In their 8 year lifespan, males can reach a length of 120 mm (4.7 in), while females can reach 165 mm (6.5 in) long.
The shrimp are hermaphroditic. They start out male, but after year or two, their testicles turn to ovaries and they complete their lives as females.
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“Now the twitching stops. Now you are still. We are through with physiology and theology, physics begins.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)
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