Not to be overshadowed by the singular marine life residing in some Indonesian waters, the pistol shrimp, despite its diminutive status, is nonetheless one of the loudest creatures residing in the world’s oceans.
The tiny alpheidae earns this distinction as a result of the snapping sound generated when it swings its oversize claw, an action that also, for a fraction of a second, produces a burst of heat that reaches temperatures approaching 4,700 °Celsius… that’s almost as hot as the Sun’s surface.
Via Digg Videos.
