Laurent discovered these shrimp while diving at a great depth and noticed that each touched its neighbour with its long outer antennae – possibly signals were being sent across a far-reaching network. Remaining in contact is central to their social behaviour.
Narwal shrimp can often be found burrowed into mud or hiding among rocks or in caves to avoid the light. They are fished commercially by bottom trawling. This destroys slow-growing coral forests as well as the communities – including shrimp – that live there.
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Laurent has authored 13 photography books on underwater wildlife. As co-founder of Andromède Océanologie, he’s been leading major expeditions for 10 years. He illustrates the underwater world as both a naturalist and an artist, whether that be capturing the first images of a coelacanth taken by a diver at a depth of 120 metres, documenting 700 sharks off Fakarava hunting at night or photographing the deepest and longest dive in Antarctica.
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