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“The Caridoid Escape Reaction, also known as lobstering or tail-flipping, refers to an innate escape mechanism in marine and freshwater crustaceans such as lobsters , krill, shrimp, and crayfish. It has been most extensively researched in crayfish. The crustacean escapes predators through rapid abdominal flexions that produce powerful swimming strokes, thrusting the crustacean through the water and away from danger (Kranse and Wine 1984). The type of response depends on the part of the crustacean stimulated, but this stereotyped behavior is complex and is regulated both spatially and temporally through the interactions of several neurons.” source...