Listen to an audio recording from Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef (2.2MB) The ‘frying’ sound is produced by snapping shrimp (Alpheidae). These small shrimp – about three to five ...

One of the loudest sounds comes from a tiny crustacean — snapping shrimp. Usually just a few centimeters long, snapping shrimp clench their abnormally large claw, creating an air bubble ...