Tiny crustacean snaps its giant claw shut 10,000 times faster than the blink of a human EYE

A tiny shrimp snaps its claw in less than 0.01 seconds, around 10,000 times quicker than the blink of a human eye. The movement is so rapid it creates an audible pop above the water and produces bubbles. The engorged claw shuts in just 93 microseconds, moving at around 38 mph. Human eyes take about 150 milliseconds to complete the process of blinking. Researchers from Duke University in the US say the shrimp combines a unique set of traits which make the speed all the more impressive. It is not the fastest appendage movement in the animal kingdom, with the jaws of some terrestrial animals matching and exceeding its velocity.