Is It A Shrimp? Is It A Prawn?
Many are still getting confused between a shrimp and a prawn. And even if you don’t admit it, we know some of you are one of those peeps too! If you get served a palatable of those delicious-looking au jus crustaceans, I highly doubt you’ll start examining it’s anatomy and take the time to differentiate whether it’s a shrimp or a prawn. What do you do? Of course, you dig in! After all, who wouldn’t? Even so, it’s still important to know what kind of food we ingest―as they say, “You are what you eat.” There are various ways to distinguish what is what. Nonetheless, the main anatomical difference between a shrimp and a prawn is their body form. Prawns have three pairs of claw-like legs, while shrimp have only one pair. Prawns also have longer legs than shrimp. All of their shell segments overlap each other from the front to the back. Their second abdomen shell segment overlaps with the first and third segments. This causes shrimp to have more of a bend or curve to th...