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A titan shrimp bears down on a tiny submarine

Titan Shrimp encompass the biological phenomenon of Deep Sea Gigantism, the tendency for organisms to reach huge sizes in abyssal environments. Continuous growth is typical of crustaceans, and this Adult Female is certainly no exception

Several theories exist as to why the creatures reach the sizes they do here. Temperature, which allows cells to grow larger and live longer, is said to have an effect, while larger body mass is also known to be more efficient metabolically

While being Big also helps cover more ground, and thus find more of the very scarce food, It also helps to absorb more oxygen and reduce the challenge of deep sea respiration. Whatever theories these brave scientists aboard the submarine may have, it’s between them and God now