Morphology and DNA analyses reveal a new cryptic snapping shrimp of the Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818 (Decapoda: Alpheidae) species complex from the western Atlantic.

Morphology and DNA analyses reveal a new cryptic snapping shrimp of the Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818 (Decapoda: Alpheidae) species complex from the western Atlantic

Normally, creatures making a noise like this use a hard structure at some point on their anatomy, like the snapping shrimp, which produces a loud noise by closing its claws rapidly.

Youenn Jézéquel sets his hydrophones to capture the low frequency sounds (100 Hz) emitted by lobsters, and passionately describes the stunning sound made by the snapping shrimp to stun its prey.