Shrimp Stories

Shrimp Stories

10 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1964

After a comic introduction, we look closely at a shrimp. Eyes on stilts, color patterns, pinchered walking feet, a rostrum. We watch shrimp eat using a strong claw and a fine one; we watch digestion. After eating, shrimp clean themselves. The female lays eggs that cling to her feet. After three weeks, the eggs hatch explosively. Few larvae live to adulthood. We watch an adult shed its carapace with a final leap, leaving it vulnerable; other shrimp attack.

Shrimp Stories

10 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1964

Shrimp Stories
After a comic introduction, we look closely at a shrimp. Eyes on stilts, color patterns, pinchered walking feet, a rostrum. We watch shrimp eat using a strong claw and a fine one; we watch digestion. After eating, shrimp clean themselves. The female lays eggs that cling to her feet. After three weeks, the eggs hatch explosively. Few larvae live to adulthood. We watch an adult shed its carapace with a final leap, leaving it vulnerable; other shrimp attack.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Les Documents Cinématographiques
Original title Histoires de crevettes
Directors Geneviève Hamon, Jean Painlevé
Writers Catherine Tchernigovtzeff

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