pistol shrimp by sarah turcotte. … kingdom:animalia phylum:arthropoda class:malacostraca...
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…Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheus
Species: Tiger shrimp
The pistol shrimp may only be 2cm long but can make a noise louder than Concorde's sonic
boom
Pistol Shrimp is nocturnal in habit and is therefore, active at
night.
A pistol shrimp’s
best friend
Coral reefs and sea grass beds; coral rubble, large stones, conch shells etc.,
associated with the sea
Habitat
Pistol Shrimp Diet
… one claw that serves as a typical pincher and one enlarged claw that they use to generate an underwater shockwave to stun smaller shrimps.
Movement
You may not of known… but shrimps in order to move pull
their abdomen in toward their body very quickly. This
motion propels them through the water
but because of their configuration it
means it is easier for them to be moving
backwards.
Reproduction
… in her third year, she can often lay more than 25,000
eggs
Moulting :
Cicada molting
known as sloughing, shedding, or for some species, ecdysis, is the
manner in which an animal routinely
casts off a part of its body
Predators
Because the
eyesight of a pistol
shrimp is not very
strong, the goby acts as a body
guard working for food and a
place to stay.
General Characteristics of the Pistol Shrimp
Did you know ??Pistol shrimp can create enough heat
from this claw that it is actually comparable to the sun’s
temperatureWhen the pistol shrimp
snaps this claw shut it
will generate a cavitations
bubble which is
basically a shockwave. This bubble
will momentarily
reach temperature
s of 4700 degrees
Celsius!!!!
Don’t worry, if you happen to be in the area of the pistol shrimp, it will only feel like getting hit with an
elastic band.