article_snippet: Evolution resulted here in a combination of adaptations onto the frontal-most appendage of this creature, maybe because such modifications were easier to acquire. '
article_snippet: We know that the larvae of certain crustaceans can use the larvae of certain crustaceans antennae to both swim and gather food.
article_snippet: But a large active predator such as a mantis shrimp has mantis
article_snippet: sensory and grasping functions split up between appendages. '