Mighty Scared: The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves

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0 PISTOL SHRIMP Shoot bubble bullets Location Worldwide Habitat Coral and oyster reefs seagrass flats and estuaries Special feature One claw is bigger than the other and up to half the length of its body WHEN THEY GET SCARED When a pistol shrimp gets scared it snaps its large claw shut at 100 miles 160 kilometers per hour It's so fast that the snapping motion creates a pocket of air or bubble bullet that shoots through the water When the bubble explodes the force of it stuns or kills enemies on contact That burst of water is as hot as the sun and louder than fireworks