Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
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And my other videos:
✩ How the Mantis Shrimp Can Punch Through Glass: youtube.com/watch?v=C_bBFomNwQA
✩Just How Scary is the Deep-Sea Magnapinna Squid? youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5T-G5nf_M
✩ What is Making Our Oceans Glow Like This?: youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf26GXssT4
✩ Can You Build Up a Tolerance to Pufferfish Toxin?: youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
✩3 Ways Seahorses are Like British Aristocracy and 1 Way They're Definitely Not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneR6...
✩ This Animal Can Vomit Up All Its Organs...and SURVIVE?: youtube.com/watch?v=3RSh8i2MKoY
Photo manipulations by Friscoborn and The Octopus Lady
Digital art and creative consulting by Friscoborn
Music provided by tunetank.com
Night Sky by Dima Tyshko: tunetank.com/tracks/3805-night-sky
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1-eKZ4THIZD0LSh9D7Xo6CK61hGiUfhI1gIJvQZB7SXo/edit
Video Credits:
Versluis, M., von der Heydt, A., Lohse, D., & Schmitz, B. (2001). On the sound of snapping shrimp. University of Twente Research Information. https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/on-the-sound-of-snapping-shrimp-2
cFayho - Yellow Watchman Goby and Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp Pair: youtube.com/watch?v=qHE0Jgmbtsg
tomoyasu ami - MVI 8117: youtube.com/watch?v=qJUaXKUMjOk
Kids Fun Science - Drops of water on a PENNY experiment / How many drops can fit on a penny?: youtube.com/watch?v=1p8oHxZtNnw
Joey Slay Em - GIANT BLUE CRAB vs GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP! *Epic Battle Royale*: youtube.com/watch?v=g5AB9TxAATU
Sources:
https://hearing.health.mil/Prevention/Causes-of-Injury/High-Decibel-Levels
audiology-web.s3.amazonaws.com/migrated/NoiseChart16x20.pdf_5399b28aaef0d9.27446344.pdf
gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/decibel-loudness-comparison-chart
Hyžný, M., Kroh, A., Ziegler, A., Anker, A., Košťák, M., Schlögl, J., Culka, A., Jagt, J. W. M., Fraaije, R. H. B., Harzhauser, M., van Bakel, B. W. M., & Ruman, A. (2017). Comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Cenozoic mesofossils reveals ancient origin of the snapping claw of alpheid shrimps. Science Report, 181(4076), 1–10. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02603-5
Ritzmann, R. (1973). Snapping Behavior of the Shrimp Alpheus californiensis. Science, 181(4098), 459–460. doi:10.1126/science.181.4098.459
Bohnenstiehl, D.R., Lillis, A., Eggleston, D.B. (2016). The Curious Acoustic Behavior of Estuarine Snapping Shrimp: Temporal Patterns of Snapping Shrimp Sound in Sub-Tidal Oyster Reef Habitat. PLOS ONE, 11(1), 1–21. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143691
Koukouvinis, P., Bruecker, C. & Gavaises, M. (2017). Unveiling the physical mechanism behind pistol shrimp cavitation. Science Report, 7(13994), 1-12. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14312-0
McClure, M. R. (1996). Symmetry in Large Claws of Snapping Shrimp in Nature (Decapoda, Alpheidae), Crustaceana, 69(7), 920-921. doi: doi.org/10.1163/156854096X00321
Shimu, Q. I. N., Yang, Y., Junqi, Q. I. N., & Changchun, D. I. (2019, August). Research on the cavitation in the snapping shrimp: a review. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 310, No. 5, p. 052057). IOP Publishing.
Hughes, M. (1996). Size assessment via a visual signal in snapping shrimp. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 38(1), 51–57. doi:10.1007/s002650050216
Nolan, B. A., & Salmon, M. (1970). The behavior and ecology of snapping shrimp (Crustacea: Alpheus heterochelis and Alpheus normanni). Forma et functio, 2, 289-335.
Herberholz, J., & Schmitz, B. (1998). Role of Mechanosensory Stimuli in Intraspecific Agonistic Encounters of the Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). The Biological Bulletin, 195(2), 156–167. doi:10.2307/1542823
Versluis, M. (2000). How Snapping Shrimp Snap: Through Cavitating Bubbles. Science, 289(5487), 2114–2117. doi:10.1126/science.289.5487.2114
Randall, J. E., Lobel, P. S., & Kennedy, C. W. (2005). Comparative Ecology of the Gobies Nes longus and Ctenogobius saepepallens, Both Symbiotic with the Snapping Shrimp Alpheus floridanus. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 74(2), 119–127. doi:10.1007/s10641-005-2138-3
Ritzmann, R. E. (1974). Mechanisms for the snapping behavior of two alpheid shrimp,Alpheus californiensis andAlpheus heterochelis. Journal of Comparative Physiology ? A, 95(3), 217–236. doi:10.1007/bf00625445
Lohse, D., Schmitz, B., & Versluis, M. (2001). Snapping shrimp make flashing bubbles. Nature, 413(6855), 477–478. doi:10.1038/35097152
Kingston, A. C., Lucia, R. L., Havens, L. T., Cronin, T. W., & Speiser, D. I. (2019). Vision in the snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(21), jeb209015.
Kaji, T., Anker, A., Wirkner, C. S., & Palmer, A. R. (2017). Parallel saltational evolution of ultrafast movements in snapping shrimp claws. Current Biology, 28(1), 106-113.
Check out my Patreon: patreon.com/theoctopuslady
And my other videos:
✩ How the Mantis Shrimp Can Punch Through Glass: youtube.com/watch?v=C_bBFomNwQA
✩Just How Scary is the Deep-Sea Magnapinna Squid? youtube.com/watch?v=Hb5T-G5nf_M
✩ What is Making Our Oceans Glow Like This?: youtube.com/watch?v=-Cf26GXssT4
✩ Can You Build Up a Tolerance to Pufferfish Toxin?: youtube.com/watch?v=s-iuENcZ-2Q
✩3 Ways Seahorses are Like British Aristocracy and 1 Way They're Definitely Not: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MneR6...
✩ This Animal Can Vomit Up All Its Organs...and SURVIVE?: youtube.com/watch?v=3RSh8i2MKoY
Photo manipulations by Friscoborn and The Octopus Lady
Digital art and creative consulting by Friscoborn
Music provided by tunetank.com
Night Sky by Dima Tyshko: tunetank.com/tracks/3805-night-sky
Photo Credits: docs.google.com/document/d/1-eKZ4THIZD0LSh9D7Xo6CK61hGiUfhI1gIJvQZB7SXo/edit
Video Credits:
Versluis, M., von der Heydt, A., Lohse, D., & Schmitz, B. (2001). On the sound of snapping shrimp. University of Twente Research Information. https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/on-the-sound-of-snapping-shrimp-2
cFayho - Yellow Watchman Goby and Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp Pair: youtube.com/watch?v=qHE0Jgmbtsg
tomoyasu ami - MVI 8117: youtube.com/watch?v=qJUaXKUMjOk
Kids Fun Science - Drops of water on a PENNY experiment / How many drops can fit on a penny?: youtube.com/watch?v=1p8oHxZtNnw
Joey Slay Em - GIANT BLUE CRAB vs GIANT MANTIS SHRIMP! *Epic Battle Royale*: youtube.com/watch?v=g5AB9TxAATU
Sources:
https://hearing.health.mil/Prevention/Causes-of-Injury/High-Decibel-Levels
audiology-web.s3.amazonaws.com/migrated/NoiseChart16x20.pdf_5399b28aaef0d9.27446344.pdf
gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/decibel-loudness-comparison-chart
Hyžný, M., Kroh, A., Ziegler, A., Anker, A., Košťák, M., Schlögl, J., Culka, A., Jagt, J. W. M., Fraaije, R. H. B., Harzhauser, M., van Bakel, B. W. M., & Ruman, A. (2017). Comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Cenozoic mesofossils reveals ancient origin of the snapping claw of alpheid shrimps. Science Report, 181(4076), 1–10. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02603-5
Ritzmann, R. (1973). Snapping Behavior of the Shrimp Alpheus californiensis. Science, 181(4098), 459–460. doi:10.1126/science.181.4098.459
Bohnenstiehl, D.R., Lillis, A., Eggleston, D.B. (2016). The Curious Acoustic Behavior of Estuarine Snapping Shrimp: Temporal Patterns of Snapping Shrimp Sound in Sub-Tidal Oyster Reef Habitat. PLOS ONE, 11(1), 1–21. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143691
Koukouvinis, P., Bruecker, C. & Gavaises, M. (2017). Unveiling the physical mechanism behind pistol shrimp cavitation. Science Report, 7(13994), 1-12. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14312-0
McClure, M. R. (1996). Symmetry in Large Claws of Snapping Shrimp in Nature (Decapoda, Alpheidae), Crustaceana, 69(7), 920-921. doi: doi.org/10.1163/156854096X00321
Shimu, Q. I. N., Yang, Y., Junqi, Q. I. N., & Changchun, D. I. (2019, August). Research on the cavitation in the snapping shrimp: a review. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 310, No. 5, p. 052057). IOP Publishing.
Hughes, M. (1996). Size assessment via a visual signal in snapping shrimp. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 38(1), 51–57. doi:10.1007/s002650050216
Nolan, B. A., & Salmon, M. (1970). The behavior and ecology of snapping shrimp (Crustacea: Alpheus heterochelis and Alpheus normanni). Forma et functio, 2, 289-335.
Herberholz, J., & Schmitz, B. (1998). Role of Mechanosensory Stimuli in Intraspecific Agonistic Encounters of the Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis). The Biological Bulletin, 195(2), 156–167. doi:10.2307/1542823
Versluis, M. (2000). How Snapping Shrimp Snap: Through Cavitating Bubbles. Science, 289(5487), 2114–2117. doi:10.1126/science.289.5487.2114
Randall, J. E., Lobel, P. S., & Kennedy, C. W. (2005). Comparative Ecology of the Gobies Nes longus and Ctenogobius saepepallens, Both Symbiotic with the Snapping Shrimp Alpheus floridanus. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 74(2), 119–127. doi:10.1007/s10641-005-2138-3
Ritzmann, R. E. (1974). Mechanisms for the snapping behavior of two alpheid shrimp,Alpheus californiensis andAlpheus heterochelis. Journal of Comparative Physiology ? A, 95(3), 217–236. doi:10.1007/bf00625445
Lohse, D., Schmitz, B., & Versluis, M. (2001). Snapping shrimp make flashing bubbles. Nature, 413(6855), 477–478. doi:10.1038/35097152
Kingston, A. C., Lucia, R. L., Havens, L. T., Cronin, T. W., & Speiser, D. I. (2019). Vision in the snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(21), jeb209015.
Kaji, T., Anker, A., Wirkner, C. S., & Palmer, A. R. (2017). Parallel saltational evolution of ultrafast movements in snapping shrimp claws. Current Biology, 28(1), 106-113.
