IT EATS STARFISH!

Nomming on a starfish

This is the harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans), a saltwater shrimp that lives on coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans, typically in Hawaii.

They like a warm temperature of 72° - 82°F.

But the best thing about these shrimp is their diet.

As in the last picture above, it’s eating a starfish! (Which is fine by me because I don't like starfish. SPECIESISM)

Er, sorry, starfish fans…I just hate them. With a passion.

They are not to be confused with the freshwater Sulawesi shrimp (Caridina spongicola), which looks like this:

It's also called a harlequin shrimp because people like being confusing :(