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A pistol shrimp stuns prey with a snapping claw that flashes hotter than the sun’s surface
Along coral reefs and rocky shorelines around the world, a family of small shrimp produces one of the more extreme physical ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The pistol shrimp looks, at first glance, like nothing ...
Pistol shrimps have one larger, modified claw. When they open it and snap it shut, it produces a fast-moving vortex ring. The vortex ring produces a cavitation bubble, which collapses, producing heat, ...
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The pistol shrimp stuns prey with a snapping claw that flashes hotter than the Sun’s surface
Few animals pack as much violence into so small a body as the pistol shrimp. Barely a couple of inches long, this unassuming crustacean carries one oversized claw that it can snap shut with such speed ...
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