Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony

Jones, C; Benvenuto, C; Kendrick, P

doi:10.3389/frym.2022.856579

Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony

Jones, C; Benvenuto, C; Kendrick, P

Authors

C Jones

Dr Chiara Benvenuto C.Benvenuto@salford.ac.uk
Associate Professor/Reader

P Kendrick

Abstract

We humans are a noisy bunch. Our sounds fill the land and air around us, and even the oceans and seas. But we are not the only ones filling the sea with sound. Tiny snapping shrimp, also known as pistol shrimp, are some of the loudest animals in the ocean! They capture their prey by blasting it with a powerful shockwave from an enlarged claw. While the sound from each individual shrimp is small, the noise they make as a group has been known to mask the presence of submarines! How does something so small make such a loud noise?How can scientists use this noise to better understand the health of the seabed?

Citation

Jones, C., Benvenuto, C., & Kendrick, P. (2022). Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony. Frontiers for Young Minds, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.856579

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 8, 2022
Online Publication Date	Nov 30, 2022
Publication Date	Nov 30, 2022
Deposit Date	Dec 2, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Dec 2, 2022
Journal	Frontiers for Young Minds
Print ISSN	2296-6846
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Volume	10
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.856579
Publisher URL	https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.856579