7.4K views · 46 reactions | Have you ever wondered what a shrimp sounds like? Take a listen...this pistol shrimp apparently makes one of the loudest noises in the sea and it's been named by researchers after Pink Floyd. The Synalpheus pinkfloydi (yes really) can use its claw to create a noise louder than a gunshot and is powerful enough to stun a small fish. | BBC Breakfast | Facebook

😱This Tiny Shrimp is Louder Than a Jet!! Credit: geo_snapss CONTEXT: This mind-blowing nature fact reveals how a tiny shrimp called the Pistol Shrimp creates one of the loudest natural sounds on Earth, louder than a lion’s roar or even a blue whale’s call. With a claw snap reaching 210 decibels, this shrimp creates a real underwater explosion that can stun or kill prey instantly. Found in Caribbean, Australian, and East African waters, its snapping noise is even detected by military hydrophones

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When you live in an underwater city of the sea, danger lurks at every turn. One reefs inhabitant, Gobi fish, have developed a unique way of staying safe - employ pistol shrimps to dig burrows for them while they stand guard. Mutualism at its finest. ✨ | Love Nature