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Peppermint shrimp are bright red and white, which helps them camouflage on coral reefs. But don\u2019t be fooled\u2014they don\u2019t taste like peppermint!\u00a0 These shrimp clean parasites and dead skin from fishes, doing an important job in their ecosystem. 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