Assertion: krill | /r/CapableOf | snap its telson
Facets:
value: in a nearly instantaneous escape reaction
type: MANNER
value: to send itself
type: PURPOSE
value: in a fright response
type: MANNER
value: violently
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In a fright response that short-circuits the brain (such as it is) and is mediated entirely by giant neurons in the tail, the krill snaps its telson violently to send itself "lobstering" backward at two feet per second, in a nearly instantaneous escape reaction.