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AHOY!1 AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST SHRIMPO FACTS SUNDAY!1! WHERE I (wirlbue) WILL TALK TO U ABOUT SHRIMPSSS!!! :DDD

Alright! for this shrimpo sunday we have my favorite shrimp! the Pistol Shrimp!1!!

the alphaeidae or pistol shrimp or snapping shrimp (or as i like 2 call em cowboy shrimp :] ) are a family of shrimps characterized for their asymmetrical claws, the biggest one which is capable of causing a LOUD snapping sound, *thanks to the phenomenon of cavitation!!! (mantis shrimp can also cause this phenomenon!!) that happens when the motionless pressure of a liquid (water in this case!) its below the liquid's vapor pressure that form tiny vapor filled bubbles on the liquid, when these bubble experience the higher pressure of the liquid they collapse1!! and generate shock waves (that are literally boiling water thanks to the amounts of pressure) this way being able to knock over their prey! all thanks to the mechanism on their claws!!!*

these funky guys can move its claws at an amazing speed of 97km/hr!, this species haves about 38 or moree genera, the 2 most common would be alpheus and synalpheus, with species of the number of well over 250 and 100,

Most snapping shrimp dig burrows and are common inhabitants of coral reefs, submerged seagrass flats, and oyster reefs. While most genera and species are found in tropical and temperate coastal and marine waters, Betaeus inhabits cold seas and Potamalpheops is found only in freshwater caves!

When in colonies, the snapping shrimp can interfere with sonar and under the sea communication. The shrimp are considered a major source of noise in the ocean! wich is pretty epic i think

Sum facts i find pretty cool about the pistol shrimps :D

🦐.Some pistol shrimp species share burrows with goby fish in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. The burrow is built and tended by the pistol shrimp, and the goby provides protection by watching out for danger. When both are out of the burrow, the shrimp maintains contact with the goby using its antennae. The goby, having better vision, alerts the shrimp of danger using a characteristic tail movement, and then both retreat into the safety of the shared burrow. This association has been observed in species that inhabit coral reef habitats.

🦐.Eusocial (its the type of kinda society that ants n bees have) behavior has been discovered in the genus Synalpheus. The species Synalpheus regalis lives inside sponges in colonies that can number over 300. All of them are the offspring of a single large queen shrimp. The offspring are divided into workers who care for the young and predominantly male soldiers who protect the colony with their huge claws. (I find it very peculiar how i can't really find any information of other pistol shrimp genus that haves this cuality so this is pretty cool i think)

🦐.Pistol shrimp have the ability to reverse claws. When the snapping claw is lost, the missing limb will regenerate into a smaller claw and the original smaller appendage will grow into a new snapping claw. Laboratory research has shown that severing the nerve of the snapping claw induces the conversion of the smaller limb into a second snapping claw. The reversal of claw asymmetry in snapping shrimp is thought to be unique in nature.

hope u guys enjoyed the shrimpo facts sunday!! :D [edit*] [tyms to @cruel-singer for the notes on the phenomenon of cavitation that is how the snapping shrimp's claws actually work!! really ty gamer :DD]

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