Despite its size the pistol shrimp packs a serious punch. One mighty claw shuts so fast it rips apart water, making a stunning implosion and one of the loudest noises in the ocean. It's the...
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Crustaceans have inspired innovative developments from super-strong composite materials to a camera for detecting cancer. Could they show us how to gain energy from fusion? Energy gain from fusion – the process that powers stars – is a prize that has
Inspiration for the confinement process came courtesy of the pistol shrimp, a crustacean that clicks its claw to produce a shockwave which stuns its prey and causes the surrounding water to cavitate. The air and vapour inside these cavities is heated
There are over 128 species of shrimp.Every shrimp is actually born a male and then becomes female as it matures. 11. The average shrimp has 10 legs. 12. The name for raw, uncooked shrimp is "green". 13. The pistol shrimp can deliver an explosive attack
Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. . Other common names for animals in the group are pistol shrimp or alpheid s
Despite its size the pistol shrimp packs a serious punch. One mighty claw shuts so fast it rips apart water, making a stunning implosion and one of the loude...
With a quick snap of its claw, a pistol shrimp stuns prey with a "bubble bullet" that travels as fast as a car.
Description. The tiger pistol shrimp can grow to a size up to 4 to 5 cm, not including antennae.The body is stout and opaque. The background color of the body is yellowish white or plain yellow.