| Snapping Shrimp | |
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Names [ Scientific + Nickname ] |
Alpheoidea Rafinesque [Snapping] Pistol Shrimp |
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Environment: |
Shallow ocean waters, usually things like reefs or places that require a certain amount of rocks so that they'd hide. |
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Size: |
Tiny |
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What they do: |
Make a loud boom by making a bubble with their claw so fast that when their claw closes, the bubble produces a shock-wave whilst popped. |
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Friends: |
The Octonauts |
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Gender: |
Male |
Snapping shrimp are a tiny shrimp that are known as one of the loudest creatures of the sea. The one the Octonauts encountered was so loud, they knocked out Dashi, Peso and Captain Barnacles when they got scared. The Snapping Shrimp is voiced by Saige Atasha Steinfeld.
Description[]
Snapping Shrimps are reddish-orange with one big left claw and one small right claw. They support their bodies with four tiny legs per side, using this to keep their balance. The same is with a tail, usually to balance out their upper exterior.
Often cartoonized for the Octonauts [as a cartoon itself], the Snapping Shrimp here has rather dull colors compared to normal, flashy-coloured ones that go with red, orange, and typically tones like yellow. This is to fit the show's themes, due to how they're usually simplified with episodes.
Personality[]
Often quite frightened by others, the Snapping Shrimp uses their claw to protect themselves.
Even though they use such a powerful claw to keep away predators to stun them, they're otherwise quite peaceful with creatures they know that are big, yet kind towards them. They usually hide behind rocks, just to keep a close eye on everybody's behaviours.
Towards the Octonauts, Snapping is, at first, quite scared of them. They use their claw on multiple occasions, getting Peso, Dashi, and Captain barnacles. But, they soon learn that it's all a big misunderstanding, so they befriend the crew, and let them off with a BOOM of a video.