snapping shrimp (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

snapping shrimp

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In a first study of its kind, WHOI scientists have established a clear relationship between rising temperatures and the frequency and volume of the sound emitted by snapping shrimp. Snapping shrimp, which create a pervasive crackling noise that sounds like bacon frying, are among the loudest marine animals.

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Image credit: Tom Kleindinst/© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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