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Take a Minute V: Skeleton shrimp (Caprellidae)

In this edition of the visual meditation sessions "Take a Minute", we would like to focus your attention on the skeleton shrimp. Although commonly named that way, they are in fact no shrimps at all. Caprellidae, as is their actual scientific name, are a Family within the Order of amphipods. Caprellids are easily distinguishable from other amphipods by their slender, elongated bodies, which allows them to virtually blend into their habitat consisting of fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. With this ability, they also earned the nickname of "ghost shrimp". They are omnivores that often like to stand upright to catch their food floating by in the current, whilst anchoring themselves to something with 3 pairs of appendages, named pereopods. Most Caprellids are sexually dimorphic, with the males usually being far larger than the females. In this particular shot, we see a male giving a "piggyback ride" to a female. They are about 2 cm in size. We thought this "uplifting" behaviour to be perhaps an example for us all during this difficult time, showing us that we should stand by, and help each other to get through this current situation ... Clip series: In this video series, we invite you to “Take a Minute” to relax and refresh your mind and soul with visual meditation. Take a 1-minute break from whatever you are doing to immerse yourself in the beauty of our blue planet. For this minute, Yoeri selects one long shot to allow you to fully focus on one creature, cultural site, land- or seascape. Dive into the scene, feel the energy, open your heart, connect to the subject, look for details or simply get carried away! Be here now. Take this one minute to fully be there, instead of analysing the past or planning the future. It is quite interesting to see how long and relaxing one minute can be as soon as we stay in that moment - fully aware, fully present, fully relaxed. Observing one long scene, in contrary to the bombardment of pictures, news and fast cuts we are getting on a daily basis, helps to calm us down, to ground and centre us. Sometimes all it takes is 1 minute to recharge. We start off with an underwater reef shot because diving is our form of active meditation. Underwater we find happiness in the present moment. There are so many healing and soothing factors to the ocean. There is so much we love about diving and nature. #underwater #relax #meditation #support #TakeaMinute #diving #body #mind #soul #shrimp #Indonesia #Bali #nature #smile #happiness #health