See linked youtube. Not the first time I've seen it. If you go up close, the shanks little fans are still animating too.
Sorry I should clarify, this appears to only happen when you create a firefly explosion near a shank, which kills it.
Shanks explode when they die regardless of how they are killed.
Edit: I know shanks don't have critical spots. I'm talking about indirect damage from firefly explosions on other mobs.
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Yeah, I've seen this. They do fall to the ground though so my theory is that the shock of the explosion scrambled their inside but didn't do enough damage to make them actually blow apart.