Reader’s Digest International — August 2017

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Loud Shrimp Named

AfterPinkFloyd

UK researchers have

given the name

Synalpheus pinkfloydi to a

newly discovered species of

pistol (or snapping) shrimp

because of its ability to stun

and even kill small prey using

concussive sound. Found off

the coast of Panama, the

shrimp is one of the loudest

aquatic creatures in the

world. By snapping its

distinctive enlarged pink

claw, the shrimp creates a

powerful imploding bubble

that has even been known

to break glass jars. Large

colonies of pistol shrimp can

interfere with underwater

communications and sonar.

Greg Barton

PHOTOS: (SHRIMP) ARTHUR ANKER; (BAND) ALAMY

Deafening vocals:

British rock band

Pink Floyd and the

deadly shrimp