:  Crustaceans Home  >  Library  >  Crustaceans Back Body Form: The arthropod body includes an exoskeleton and jointed legs, the most successful body plan on earth. They have intricate feeding appendages, can generally swim or crawl rapdily, and have eyes and antennae to sense the world. Diet: The arthropods include species with every conceivable feeding niche, from herbivores to carnivores, including parasites and filter feeders. Natural History: Arthropods are a major part of the food chains around them in the ocean. They include the shrimp, crabs, crustaceans, barnacles, lobsters and more. Their huge numbers support animals as large as whale sharks and blue whales - which can reach 100' in length. Examples at SeaScape Studio: Anemone Crab Anemone Hermit Crab Anemone Shrimp Anemone Shrimp Antler Staghorn Hermit Crab Arrow Crab Banded Coral Shrimp Blue Leg Hermit Crab Bumble Bee Shrimp Decorator Arrow Crab Emerald Crab Emperor Shrimp Fire Shrimp Flame-backed Banded Coral Shrimp Golden Coral Banded Shrimp Halloween Hermit Crab Harlequin Shrimp Horseshoe Crab Keukenthali Cleaner Shrimp Michael's Pistol Shrimp Peacock Mantis Shrimp Peppermint Shrimp Peppermint Shrimp Pistol Shrimp Pistol Shrimp Pom Pom Crab Porcelain Crab Purple Reef Lobster Red Fiddler Crab Red Leg Hermit Crab Red Spiny Lobster Sally Lightfoot Crab Saron Shrimp Sexy Shrimp Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Spider Decorator Crab Spiny Blue Lobster Squat Lobster Crab Squat Lobster Crab Strawberry Crab Strawberry Crab Striped Urchin Crab Tiger Pistol Shrimp White Anemone Crab Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp Yellow Pistol Shrimp Zebra Hermit Crab Back