Image of the Day: Sonic Snapper
By rapidly snapping its large claw shut, the newly discovered pistol shrimp, Synalpheus pinkfloydi, can create enough sonic energy to stun—even kill—small fish.
Apr 11, 2017
The Scientist Staff
SAMMY DE GRAVE
(See A. Anker, et al., “Synalpheus pinkfloydi sp. nov., a new pistol shrimp from the tropical eastern Pacific (Decapoda: Alpheidae),” Zootaxa, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4254.1.7, 2017.)
