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> Pistol shrimp (also called snapping shrimp) produce a type of cavitation luminescence from a collapsing bubble caused by quickly snapping its claw… was whimsi
by wil421 5y ago
> Pistol shrimp (also called snapping shrimp) produce a type of cavitation luminescence from a collapsing bubble caused by quickly snapping its claw… was whimsically dubbed "shrimpoluminescence" upon its discovery in 2001.
I would love to see shrimpoluminescence first hand but it says you can’t see it with the naked eye.
- crazydoggers 5y agoYou can see the bubbles… but I think the light is too dim to make out. Check out the YouTube link in the other reply.