はさみの中に太陽を持つエビ
A small ocean shrimp snaps its claw so fast that it creates a flash of heat nearly as hot as the surface of the sun.
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このエビは、見た目よりずっと危険だ。小さなものを侮る人に、これを送ろう。暖かい浅い海には、指ほどの長さしかないのに、ばねを仕込んだように大きなはさみを構えたエビが暮らしている。
このエビがそのはさみを閉じると、あまりの速さに、獲物に当たるだけでは終わらない。水中に泡が生まれ、その泡はほぼ瞬時につぶれる。つぶれる瞬間、泡の内部は一瞬だけ太陽の表面に近い温度に達する。音だけでも銃声より大きく、近くにいる小魚を気絶させたり、殺したりするほどだ。
エビ自身が熱くなるわけではない。熱も音も、感じる間もなく消える泡から生まれる。サンゴ礁の近くで働くダイバーは、一匹のエビを目にする前に、そのはさみの音を耳にすることが多い。
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