Spiny lobsters raise an undersea racket that can be heard miles away

Mongabay
May 27, 2020, 9:52 am249 pts
European spiny lobsters (Palinurus elephas) create quite the rumble. By rubbing an antenna across its face, a spiny lobster can create a sound that might, under the right underwater conditions, be detectable up to 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) away.The sound, known as an antennal rasp, occurs when an extension of a…

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