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 ...

Full-grown snapping shrimp were already known to have some of the fastest claws under the waves. But it turns out they’re nothing compared with their kids. Juvenile snapping shrimp produce the highest ...

Snapping shrimp—also called pistol shrimp—might have the mightiest claws of all creatures in the ocean. With a powerful snap of this spring-loaded appendage, the tiny crustaceans shoot out a ...

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 ...

When asked which is the loudest animal in the ocean, most people would guess it’s a whale — maybe a sperm whale which clicks at an ear-rattling 230 decibels (dB), or a blue whale whose deep calls can ...