Snapping Shrimp (IMAGE) North Carolina State University Caption The tiny snapping shrimp's noisy habits could play a big role in reef ecology. Credit Paul Caiger, University of Auckland Usage Restrictions with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.