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Pram Bug

Websites We Used

  • http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/photos/translucent-sea-creatures/
  • http://deepseanews.com/2008/10/the-27-best-deep-sea-species-21-pram-bug-phronima-sp/
  • http://theconversation.com/meet-phronima-the-barrel-riding-parasite-that-inspired-the-movie-alien-22555

Julio Munoz

Stacey Chanthavong

Human Impact

There isn't much human impact on the bug because it is in the depths of the ocean in parts that humans can't reach. On the other hand, the pram bugs were an inspiration to the movie producers of Alien.

Survival

Phronima attack these vulnerable creatures and make them their hosts then carves away their insides to leave an empty barrel structure. Phronima has broken free of the sea floor, taking advantage of another sea creature, to survive in the open water

Basic Information

  • Common Name: Pram Bug
  • Scientific Name:Phronima
  • Length: an inch (2.5 centimeters) long
  • Color: Translucent
  • Lifespan: Unknown
  • Where it's found: Throughout oceans except polar regions

Hunting Habits

Females prey on small marine animals called salps by using their mouths and claws to devour the salp’s insides and then hollowing out the corpse.

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