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The Pistol Shrimp kills it`s prey by administering a sonic blast of bubbles that momentarily reach the temperatures of the sun.

posted by Drue
4/22/2008 2:45:02 PM

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h00bastank18 : LVL 2: VP 1.1: said:

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580 days 15 hours ago...

Amazing! I wonder if it also mugs shrimp.

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WackyPants : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

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580 days 15 hours ago...

Subtle.

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marklar : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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580 days 12 hours ago...

i wish i could do that!

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Cynical : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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580 days 9 hours ago...

Hadouken!

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rawrimadinosaur : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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580 days 8 hours ago...

"temperatures of the sun"

How is that possible? holy.. I wish I could do that. I dont have to use roofers anymore

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Macdaddy : LVL 52: VP 5: said:

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579 days 20 hours ago...

That is one of th coolest things I have ever seen. I want one as a pet!!

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Jeff_from_MD : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

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579 days 13 hours ago...

Wow that`s even more impressive than the mantis shrimp, which can punch a hole through aquarium glass with a single strike from its claw. Hurts like a bullet supposedly.

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chortdelamarshmellow : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

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579 days 12 hours ago...

the future of underwater warfare ladies and gentlemen

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Gambit Xe : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

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579 days 12 hours ago...

So this is where bubblebeam in pokemon came from

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spiked punch : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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579 days 12 hours ago...

Awesome attribute!

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helvetica34 : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

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579 days 12 hours ago...

at 1:26 you can see it take the shrimp`s wallet

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Wonfis : LVL 2: VP 1.1: said:

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579 days 12 hours ago...

It`s a well known problem with SONAR on submarines, as these shrimp are often found at a certain depth and create a sort of barrier. The shrimp layer has so many of these guys, the sound from their claws snapping (which is one of the loudest natural sounds on the planet) prevents anybody above them hearing anything below and vice versa.

Although the "bubbles" reach the temperature of the sun, it is only a small amount of water vapour actually reaches these temperatures and only for an extremely brief amount of time.

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