then extends its antennae outwards to determine if any fish are passing by. Once it feels movement, the shrimp inches out of its hiding place, pulls back its claw, and releases a "shot", which stuns the prey; the shrimp then pulls it to the burrow and feeds on it.

Snapping shrimp have the ability to reverse claws. When the snapping claw is lost, the missing limb regenerates into a smaller claw and the original smaller appendage grows into