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tmmyhug:

A Google result displaying an article from weirdiocity.com. The headline says, "Pistol Shrimp Shoot Bubbles as Hot as the Sun and Faster than Sound." The preview text says "A high-pressure pulse also generates an instantaneous flash of light and heat - on average, 8,540 degrees Fahrenheit! That's as hot as the ..." next to an image of a shrimp.ALT
Screenshot of article text that says, "The peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) uses two appendages called dactyl clubs to pummel prey like aquatic Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots—that is, if kids’ toys could punch fast enough to boil water and split fingers to the bone. These wrecking ball "fists" spring forth from their bodies at 50 mph, accelerating quicker than a .22-caliber bullet. At those speeds, the water surrounding them briefly reaches the temperature of the Sun’s surface. When "ALT
A Google result displaying an article from science.org. The headline says, "Snapping shrimp close their claws so quickly, they create shock waves..." The preview text says "But their lightning-fast claws close so quickly that they make sounds louder than a gunshot, and create shock waves in the water that stun fish, worms, and ...."ALT

u don’t like shimp? 🦐? (vaporizes you with the power of the sun)