Fancy Words
Invertebrate animals are also known as ________
What are crustaceans?
The pistol shrimp family consists of roughly this many different species
Colonies of pistol shrimp are similar to bee/wasp colonies in this way
What is a single female ruler?
or
What are guards?
The pistol shrimp can disrupt these kinds of human communication
What is sonar/underwater/anti-submarine communication?
The scientific name for this family of shrimp, also known as the pistol shrimp or snapping shrimp
What is Alpheidae?
The species Synalpheus regalis lives inside sponges in colonies that can number over this many shrimp
what is 300?
Pistol shrimp retain the same mate after copulation, making them this
What is monogamous?
What is a mild sweet flavor with a nice crunch?
This type of bubble generates acoustic pressure to stun small fish
What are cavitation bubbles?
The pistol shrimp competes for the title of the loudest animal in the sea with these animals.
What is beluga/sperm whales?
The pistol shrimp's burrows are often guarded by a different animal of this name,
What is a goby fish?
The temperature of the surface of the Sun
What is 5,772 K (5500 C)
The colony-like behavior found among pistol shrimps
What is eusocial behavior?
The pressure of a pistol shrimp's bubble bullet at this level of pressure is high enough to kill small fish
What 218 decibels?
Pistol shrimp lay down and wait until they feel a fish with their antennas because they lack this trait
What is good eyesight?
If you had a pet pistol shrimp, what would you name it?
Something cool
The short flash of invisible light caused by a pistol shrimp's snap
What is Sonoluminescence?
The pressure of a cavitation bubble generates 12 psi, ejecting itself by around 25 meters a second, or around this many miles per hour
What is 56 mph?
The pistol shrimp is the only known animal to have this trait
What is the ability to reverse claws when one is lost?
Square root of -4 times e to the pi times i power
What is 2?