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Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus). Even though this species of decapod crustacean looks like a shrimp and has 'shrimp' in it name, it is not a true shrimp. Its body is covered in spines, which are used as a defence mechanism and, like other decapods, it uses its tail to escape backwards. This is known as the caridoid escape reaction, or lobstering. They also clean other fish of parasites. Photographed off Komodo National Park, Komodo, Indonesia. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/MATTHEW OLDFIELD)