snapping shrimp claw bubble flash light

A snapping shrimp's claw can produce a tiny flash of light

When a snapping shrimp closes its specialized claw, it creates a fast-moving water jet and a collapsing bubble. The collapse produces a powerful pressure pulse and can generate a brief flash of light through sonoluminescence. The flash is too faint and short to see with the naked eye. A tiny crustacean can create an extreme physical event using only its claw.

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