The snapping shrimp, aka the pistol shrimp, is one of the loudest creatures in the ocean, thanks to the snaps produced by its whip-fast claws. And juvenile snapping shrimp are even faster than their ...

A new species of pistol shrimp — small, burrowing crustaceans with one oversize claw — doesn't live on the dark side of the moon, nor is it a lost soul swimming in a fishbowl. Nevertheless, the ...

Meet the pistol shrimp, fastest, and loudest, gun in the sea. These small shrimp, usually about an inch long, use a specialized claw to emit powerful blasts of air that can stun much larger fish and ...

When it comes to a quick draw, few creatures outgun adult snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). They stun passing fish and foes with a simple click of a spring-loaded claw, which squirts a ...

Scientists have worked out how alpheidae, also known as pistol shrimp, are able to close their claws so quickly that they can create shockwaves that stun their prey. The rest of this article is behind ...

Tiny snapping shrimp, not whales, are the ocean's loudest animals, reaching up to 210 decibels with their claw snaps. This intense noise disrupts marine research globally, masking other animal sounds ...

A sea creature less than 2 inches long is one of the ocean's loudest creatures, and research has found that it may only get louder as a result of the oceans getting warmer. The "snapping shrimp" – ...

Even as our species blasts the oceans with a cacophony—sonar, oil drilling, and clanging tanker-engines—humanity is about to make the oceans much quieter. How? A team of marine biologists led by Ivan ...

Scientists have discovered what they believe is the loudest possible underwater sound -- a sound so powerful that it can vaporize water on contact.It's not the sound of a massive underwater earthquake ...

Deep down in the Pacific Ocean live shrimp that makes so much noise with their fluorescent pink claws, nearby sea creatures sometimes die just from the sound of it. In fact, the sonic energy the ...

A fuchsia pink-clawed species of pistol shrimp, discovered on the Pacific coast of Panama, has been given the ultimate rock and roll name in recognition of the discoverers' favorite rock band Pink ...