Showing posts with label pistol shrimp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pistol shrimp. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

ping, ping, ping SHRIMP!

Have you ever wondered what the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound is called?
Sonoluminescence!





Sonoluminescence was first discovered in 1934 when scientists were developing sonar technology. What's even MO-NEAT-O is that a certain shrimp species named "pistol shrimp" have been doing this for thousands of years!

Go, Go you snappy fellows!
LOVE,
TV