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when_nature_inflates [2008-02-16 14:20] – 62.166.51.71 | when_nature_inflates [2014-09-22 17:53] – [Always inspiring: how cells as a cluster transport matter through their membranes; the electro-luminesent working of jellyfishes; vortexes blown by dolphins just to play with...while scientists crack their heads how do they do this; about spiders spendin cocky | ||
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Photos by: Mnolf, Date: 30.03.2004: License: GFDL | Photos by: Mnolf, Date: 30.03.2004: License: GFDL | ||
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. | Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. | ||
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+ | **Snapping shrimp make flashing bubbles** | ||
+ | The cavitation bubbles created by shrimp in stunning their prey have some surprising properties. | ||
+ | Snapping shrimp produce a loud crackling noise1, that is intense enough to disturb underwater communication. This sound originates from the violent collapse of a large cavitation bubble generated under the tensile forces of a high-velocity water jet formed when the shrimp' | ||
+ | Source: Nature 413, 477-478 (4 October 2001) | doi: | ||
+ | The Amazing Killer Pistol Shrimp: http:// | ||
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Monterey Jellyfish: copyright 1992 phil@mit.edu\\ | Monterey Jellyfish: copyright 1992 phil@mit.edu\\ | ||
Freshwater Jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)by Gen-yu Sasaki, Japan\\ | Freshwater Jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbyi)by Gen-yu Sasaki, Japan\\ | ||
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