Snapping Shrimp Attacks at 11,000 fps - CAVITATION BUBBLES!

Slow motion sequences of snapping shrimp and mantis shrimp strikes that produce cavitation bubbles. All slow motion sequences captured at 10,863. Playback frame rates of those sequences are varied throughout this video. Featured snapping shrimp species: Alpheus heterochaelis Featured mantis shrimp species: Gonodactylaceus falcatus See more about mantis shrimp research here: These organisms were filmed in the Patek Lab at Duke University. Read more about their research here and connect with them here: Music licensed from