Moments - D39; Shrimp hugs

Today’s moment bright a smile to me at the strangest time.

Today I watched a shrimp and a fish be friendly with one another. The fish was nestling into the shrimp’s antennae. It looked as though the shrimp were petting/stroking the fish.

At first I thought I was crazy. Why would this be happening. Surely I was projecting and humanizing the shrimp and fish.

But I watched for a good long time (I do love aquariums!). At one point the shrimp moved to another part of the tank. It didn’t take long for the fish to follow and nestle itself back into the shrimp’s antennae again, where it stayed and was petted by the shrimp.

A beautiful, strange moment between a fish and shrimp.

A moment I had to share.