Heterosexual shrimp have 1 more, sounding louder than a rock show

The zoological doctor from Oxford honored his favorite rock band in a "scientific" way.

Recently in the Pacific, one has found a kind of fresh pink shrimp . It is named after a legendary rock group - Pink Floyd band .

Sammy de Grave zoologist Dr. Oxford from Oxford University is one of the discoverers of Pink Floyd shrimp , and he is also a special fan of rock group Pink Floyd. This zoologist has long wanted to honor his favorite rock band in a "scientific" way.

According to the Telegraph, de Grave has been searching for a long time a perfect creature to honor the band that created a unique album that he will turn on when he quarrels with his mother !? (The Wall album). He chose a special species of shrimp and named it a unique trait: the larger one can produce sounds of up to 210 decibels, meaning it is "bigger" than one. rock show. Therefore, it was scientifically named Synalpheus pinkfloydi .

Pink Floyd Shrimp.

Sharing about his passion, de Grave said: "I have listened to Pink Floyd's music since The Wall album when it was released in 1979, when I was 14. Since then, I have come to watch a lot. Their outdoor performances, including the reunion in Hyde Park in the series of Live8 charity concert performances took place in 2005 ".

"The description of this newly discovered shrimp is the perfect opportunity for me to express my love to Pink Floyd musician."

The most interesting thing to see here is that if you are a scientist, you can name anything for what you discover. And did you know that there was once a fossil named "Carmenelectra shehuggme" and a beetle called "Gelae donut"?

So if you discover a new species, what would you name it?

This species has an asymmetric pair.

In case you want to learn more about this shrimp: it is characterized by asymmetric pairs . Specifically, one of them has a small size while the other one is much larger. Pink Floyd shrimp uses the larger one as a "supersonic gun" to emit high-intensity sounds to kill prey as well as to communicate and communicate with others.

Scientists say when the shrimp close or expand the pair "at high speed" , this move creates an explosion that emits a tremendous sound that can stun or kill the prey.

Pink Floyd shrimp is found in the islands of Las Perlas, on the Pacific coast of Panama. According to the study, this crustacean is common in the Eastern Pacific tropics, but because they live in harsh environments it is difficult to find.